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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For sure, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A 100 years old Steinway A with new =
Wurzen felt
hammers voiced by André turns out to be a prodigious =
instrument.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>p.s. : thanks André, for sharing your =
uppermost
skills.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 21, =
2004 9:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: poxy on =
soundboards and
seminar in Bruxelles</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>antares wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>been there, done that.<BR><BR>My friend, here we =
come back
to an old discussion : old versus new.<BR>Again I ask you (I =
askew)...
which Steinway do you like better... a gorgeous /old/ Steinway or =
a
gorgeous /new/ Steinway?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Now, be honest, don't lie to me, otherwise I'll tell =
them
Nipons and they will surely get da truth out of you this next
November.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>On 21-okt-04, at =
22:20,
Richard Brekne wrote:<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>The Truth ???? ... I like pre 1985 or so Steinways =
(Hamburgs)
better then what I've seen come out since. D's C's, and B's all seem =
to have
taken a turn towards the nasal since about then. Dont really know =
why...
hear a lot of rumours.... but.<BR><BR>Also... Seems to me that at =
best...
that assumed <<bloom>> period is only good for a couple =
2- 3
years anyways... by then the panel has settled in for its long term =
and its
that what ends up being most important.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>In that =
case, you
did not answer my question. you evade the truth, you deserve Nippon =
torture
and I'll.......<BR>Just tell me again, with all the truth still =
existing in
the deepest marrow of your left tiny toe :<BR>What do you like better =
.... a
gorgeous 100 year old Steinway B, or a gorgeous 1984 Steinway =
B?<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>btw... how'd the seminar go ? =
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<P></P><BR>this is a pic of the seminar group in Bruxelles.<BR><BR>It =
was a
real nice experience. I never did a 2 day seminar for such a big group =
(± 30
people).<BR>The piano was a Steinway A, belonging to our good friend =
Stéphane
Collin.<BR>In our work place, he installed the new shanks and the new =
wippens,
and back home, he worked like 5 dogs to glue the new hammers and get =
the
instrument ready for the seminar.<BR>The group consisted mainly of =
belgians,
(French speaking and Flemish speaking) a Romanian, a Greek from =
Athens, and an
Italian from Udine (Trieste).<BR>The next time, I hope there will be =
at least
one American!<BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André
Oorebeek<BR><BR>"where <I>Music</I> is, no harm can be"<BR>
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