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<DIV> <STRONG><EM>David L, David A</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Yes,well I tuned & evaluated an 8 year old D today
that was rented locally. It was voiced with the usual Big bright concetro hall
sound. Nothing wrong with that. Lots of power but not much sweetness.
Plucking notes in the killer octaves displayed more sustain than the hammers
were able to give in there condition, so it lacked any tonal change over the
dynamic range. But it had a fair voice.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Using a crown string revealed little
residual crown though the bass end & none in the top. However It had
plenty of bearing in the top trebles. Problem for me was that the
bridge slope was either flat or angling downhill on the speaking length side of
the entire bridge so all the bearing force was applied basically at
the rear pins. No real problems tonally yet. Not the ideal
situation. The dealer interestingly is ready to unload it.... uh
huh. They do that periodicly. IMO the entire bridge slope is
not right & it's only going to get worse as the compression in the board
relaxes. This is a given. To me this is huge belly set up issue that
unless your'e looking closely for, might go un noticed for a season or
many.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> I didn't recommend the piano unless he got a deal &
was willing to invest.</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Dale Erwin</EM></STRONG></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>BTW,
I don't agree with David Andersen on the soundboard/front end ratio,
at<BR>least not exactly. While outright failures are not that common,
<STRONG><U>unevenness<BR>in outcomes is, especially through the treble
sections. I think that</U></STRONG><BR>inconsistency is inherent in the
process and we too easily learn to accept<BR>less than is possible.
<BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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