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<DIV><STRONG>Hello Robin H and Ron O,</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Thanks for all that juicy information you supplied. Seems =
that this
Steinway has turned out to be sneaky in more ways than =
one.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>The piano is in fact round tailed and measures 6' from
outer rim to edge of keyboard, slightly longer if measured with the =
top
down.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I must say that I was impressed with the sound and the =
extreme
power of this instrument when I played it, even though it was over a =
century old
and with the original soundboard albeit with zero downbearing and a =
compression
crack.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>One keeps reading about the back-scale. What ratio of =
back-scale to
speaking length makes for a good back-scale design?</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Regards</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Alan Forsyth</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>----- Original Message ----- =
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>From: "Robin Hufford" <</FONT></STRONG><A =
href="mailto:hufford1@airmail.net"><STRONG><FONT
size=4>hufford1@airmail.net</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT
size=4>></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT></STRONG><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><STRONG><FONT
size=4>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT
size=4>></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:30
AM</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Subject: Re: Sneaky
Steinway</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><BR><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT =
size=4>>
Ron and Alan,<BR>> I think the piano described by Alan is =
actually an A
Steinway and not<BR>> and O. </FONT></STRONG> </BODY></HTML>