<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Michael,<br> <br> Thanks for the perspective.  That's a REALLY high end piano....more expensive than my brother-in-law's house in AZ, in fact!<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div id="sig6265" style="clear: both;"><font>Dave Stahl, RPT<br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<br> dstahlpiano.net</font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Michael Spreeman <m_spreeman@hotmail.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 7:43 am<br> Subject: RE: Digital players in high end pianos<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_da77dc25-5aee-4f00-b7cc-48f6fac30f85"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_2_da77dc25-5aee-4f00-b7cc-48f6fac30f85 .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_2_da77dc25-5aee-4f00-b7cc-48f6fac30f85 body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</style> Hi Dave,<br>  <br> We had one installed on a Fazioli 278 on a customer's request. The customer was actually a good pianist (so, not sure why the system was installed) and eventually paid us to remove the system. The reason for the extrication was that they noticed a difference in the performance of the action with the system in. I think we even installed new hold down dags for the backrail as an intermediary solution. So, yes, it's been my experience that the system does alter action performance.<br>  <br> We also used to have issues with damping when the systems were installed on pianos that do not have damper tray springs. With the system, the damper tray would float just enough to make contact with the underlevers. So we would have to go back in and install tray springs.  Eventually, the installer did this as sop. Both the tray spring and backrail  dag installs are a real picnic in a customer's home. <br> <br> <br> <div><em><font color="#330033"><font color="#330000" face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">                Michael Spreeman </font><br> </font></em><font color="#000066"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/">http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com</a></font></div> <br> <br> <div id="EC_AOLMsgPart_2_1ef897aa-71b0-47b5-951a-7b5e9b5cc793"> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div id="EC_sig4502" style="clear: both;"><br> </div> </blockquote></div> <div class="EC_aol_ad_footer" id="EC_u8CAEC61AD658F3C-6B0-2D4C"><font style="font-family: ARIAL,SAN-SERIF; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; color: black;"> <hr> Find phone numbers fast with the <a title="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target="_blank" href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001">New AOL Yellow Pages</a>!</font> </div> <br> <hr>Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. <a target="_blank" href="http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/">See Now</a>= </div>  <div id='u8CAED31264315A8-17BC-D78' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Find phone numbers fast with the <A title="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target="_blank">New AOL Yellow Pages</A>!</FONT> </div>