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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's because those pianos are likely =
prepped
properly. Many are not. Steinways don't have a killer octave if they are =
voiced
properly. I went to a lecture by a Steinway dealer tech that explained =
all that
clearly. He instructed that new Steinway pianos will commonly =
have an
area in the fifth or sixth octave that is weak compared to the rest of =
the
piano. You need to take the tonal characteristics of that weak area and =
voice
the rest of the piano <EM>down</EM> to match. That is how you voice a =
new
Steinway. That makes the killer octave go away - er, ahhh, ummmm, I mean =
that
makes for a properly voiced new piano. Problem solved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No kidding. True Story.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Richard Brekne" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 2:04
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: compression ridges in New =
Baldwin
grand</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> Yeah.. I knew this one was comming... something wrong with =
our
hearing... grin....<BR>> Well... squirm as you may... the fact =
remains that
95 % of the worlds concert<BR>> venues have that same hearing =
problem... as
well as the vast majority of concert<BR>> pianists. You simply cannot =
escape
the fact that the Steinway reputation, and the<BR>> alledged self =
destruct
soundboard theory... are at astounding odds with each<BR>> =
other.<BR>>
<BR>> Like I said... it just does not wash.<BR>> <BR>> =
RicB<BR>>
<BR>> Ron Nossaman wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > ><BR>> > =
>
><BR>> > ><BR>> > >Those are your numbers and your =
claims
of significant tonal problems, not<BR>> > >mine,<BR>> > =
>and
evidently not those of all those folks out there happy with =
their<BR>> >
>Steinways.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >--<BR>> > =
>Richard
Brekne<BR>> ><BR>> > This is true. For those who don't hear =
anything
wrong, there's no need for<BR>> > a fix and no way to discuss the
possibility that one might be in order.<BR>> ><BR>> > This =
strikes
me as the bottom line.<BR>> ><BR>> > Ron N<BR>> =
><BR>> >
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