<div dir="ltr"><br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Ron Nossaman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div class="Ih2E3d">Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:<br><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Wasn't it Story and Clark which had the "tropicalized" pianos? Solid panels vs:laminated, stapled hammers up to 88, etc.?<br> </blockquote><br><br></div>With the incomparable Storytone mahogany soundboard, guaranteed for 75 years against cracking?<br><br>A few years back, I had a real tropicalized piano in the shop. A Hamburg C that had every scrap of felt and leather in the piano tied or tacked down. Must have cost a fortune to do.<br> Ron N<br></blockquote></div> <div><br> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>As much as I hate to sound like the voice of un-reason here, let's not forget the new and improved Lifetime Guaranteed Storytone Mahogany sounding board.</div> <div>With that in place one could be certain to enjoy the full rich tone of that mahogany board forever!!! Yuuuch!</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. <br>Walter Chrysler <br> <br><br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a><br></div></div>