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<p>J Patrick Draine wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 11:20 AM, Ron
Nossaman wrote:
<p>> There's a couple I can think of: Lack of a rational justification
for
<br>> doing so (that I know of, at any rate)
<p>Rationality aside, my understanding (absorbed long ago from I where
I
<br>can't recall) was that this was Bechstein's modification for
pianos
<br>being sent outside Europe (ie the nasty old USA). What do the Europeans
<br>say -- do you have top soundboard buttons on Bechsteins over there?
<br>Patrick Draine
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<p><br>We have a 5 year old Bechstein at the Uib. I'll see if I can take
a picture of it tommorrow so you can see for yourself !
<p>Cheers
<br>RicB
<br>
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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