<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><STRONG><EM>HI All</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>  I sent thru some info on a restoration in process , an 1880's Steinway up., last month & said I'd report on the outcome.  I applied a rib crowned boared & made the panel in house from some very tight Sitka planks. The new board now has a belly bigger than mine. grin. Oh what a booming  sound before it was strung!!</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>    This scale has a bizarre 20 note bass & I changed the original  tenor string arrangement transition from 2 bichords 7 tri-chords to <U>all bi-chords</U>.  What a smooth & sonorous transition this turned out to be. The bass note 20 to tenor note 21 is the most noticeable but blends well & immediately by playing chromatically thru the section & then from note 27 to plain wire 28 is virtually invisible. I also eliminated the cantilever from the bass bridge set up.</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>  I just returned from the beach house where it was craned into. I had a chance to dial in the voicing & tuning in it's home location which is always waaaay different acoustically from my shop & the outcome tonally was very satisfying.  The trebles were very, very clear, with more sustain than any S&S upright I've ever encounterd. However this scale has the same strike line problems most Steinway grands  do & I had to alter the hammers line from f-5 thru F- 6 , moving them closer to the top termination by only about 2 mm but what a huge difference.</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>  The bass tonality is beautiful & the client who has not played on the refined & voiced version said it was a miraculous change.  Always good to hear this!   She plays well & has a very fussy pair of ears. I can't say the removal of the cantilever ,at least in this case was an improvement. It seemed like I could more easily change partial spectrum & it was a very robust bottom end/fundamental.</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  The entire job was more expensive than we all thought but I did it for my own reasons. However Its' my last Stwy upright.  Way to much of Murphy's law at work plus the entire super structure was coming apart & was totally reglued & re-enforced.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Hope this is interesting to some</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  regards to all</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale Erwin R.P.T.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="66800" ID="MA1.1176827280" ><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA2.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="46165" ID="MA2.1176827280" ><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA3.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="57805" ID="MA3.1176827280" ><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA4.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="40320" ID="MA4.1176827280" ><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA5.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="40522" ID="MA5.1176827280" ><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA6.1176827280@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 360px" height=360 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="75215" ID="MA6.1176827280" > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B><I></I>Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker rd<BR>Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>Shop 209-577-8397<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12">Web site <A href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/">http://www.Erwinspiano.com</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"> </FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><I><BR>Restoration & Sales of<BR>Steinway & Sons & other fine pianos.<BR>" Soundboards by Design"</I><BR></B></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>