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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Seems to me that there is an underlying structural issue. How do
the strings compare if you pluck them? Can the hammer bring fourth a similar
composite sound? Do any of the notes or any sections of the piano have the sound
you are looking for? Does the pitch of the piano stay? Does the regulation
stay? Did the regulation change drastically at some point in time. Did the
pitch of the piano change drastically at some point in time? Some pianos can
teach us a lot. And often times, it takes some time for the evidence (a lot of
questions and patience) to point the way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>A
E<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Striking point<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Shokingly
this piano is absolutely remarkable, I have made some of my best recordings of
it and if you with I'll pass you my youtube link and you can tell me yourself.
My fiance still can't believe its an upright.<br>
This piano was restored once before by Bösnedorfer, while i was working for
them, and they found absolutely no faults in it. Even after it was dropped down
a flight of stairs and back post knocked out, soundboard didnt even crack,
crown remains, and even with all the abuse it got from my vigorous playing, and
moving it around this planet 4 times it held up very well. the drop has caused
some structural damage which as I wrote i repaired myself and it was great.<br>
Before the drop however the piano sounded fine, but since, the action has
shifted weirdly, and something went strange with the sound. I had a proposition
to install hammers from a S290 Bösendorfer, basically this piano is
undergoing constant experiments by me. But when it comes to things like
striking point, and regulation, I just dont know what to do...<br>
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Have you ever crosses these types of pianos before, if so, what would you say
about them?<br>
<br>
Alicia<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Date:
Thu, 29 May 2008 20:31:57 -0400<br>
From: jpdraine@gmail.com<br>
To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>
Subject: Re: Striking point<br>
<br>
Alicia, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>My
impression of Ukraine/Bylerussian uprights of this vintage is that while they
may *look* OK, they are often quite deficient. It's understandable that you
*hoped* the problem is as simple as adjusting strike point but as others have
written there's a whole lot of other stuff that needs to be correct (scaling,
soundboard, bridges, bass string quality, hammer quality, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Patrick Draine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>On
Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM, A E <<a href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk">eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>William,<br>
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Upright piano, 43inches tall, made in Ukraine in early 90's, general condition
of the piano is ok<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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