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<DIV>"Hmmm.. I wonder about this statement. I have heard pianos =
that
definantly improved with time. Not your heavily used instruments that =
get just
plane beat to smitherins... but Intruments that get used a good deal, =
nicely as
it were... and significantly (me thinks anyways..) they all seemed to =
have a
pretty optimal environment."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In the short term, yes, many variables. But =
take 100
hi-quality violins at age 100 years and 100 hi-quality pianos at =
age 100
years. Which group sounds/plays most like they did when new - or better. =
I think
the violins win. No?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rbrekne@broadpark.no =
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">Richard
Brekne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 02, 2001 =
4:40
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: It won't be a =
Steinway
anymore!</DIV>
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<P>Farrell wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial>A few =
thoughts.</FONT> <FONT
face=Arial>Pianos are much more like cars than they are violins. =
Violins
improve with age, pianos do not.</FONT>--</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><BR>Hmmm.. I wonder about this statement. I have heard pianos =
that
definantly improved with time. Not your heavily used instruments that =
get just
plane beat to smitherins... but Intruments that get used a good deal, =
nicely
as it were... and significantly (me thinks anyways..) they all seemed =
to have
a pretty optimal environment.
<P>We dont really know all what happens to wood used in acoustics over =
time. I
know Del and Ron tend to point to what little is known about this and =
point
out that nothing about this knowledge base can explain any improvment
acoustically.. but then like I said... there is really lots and lots =
we simply
dont know... lots of questions we havent even dreamed of asking.
<P>I personally firmly believe that any wooden instrument has the =
potential to
mature in a positive or negative manner... all dependant on how its =
treated.
Tho admittedly I can not explain why. <BR> <BR>
<P>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> =
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