<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Don,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I believe Murray Seminuk has already stated that, not in as great = detail as </DIV> <DIV>I know he could, but simply enough as to make the point relevant to = the</DIV> <DIV>current discussion. He is one of the few who, imho, could go into great</DIV> <DIV>depth on the issues of violin making, history, repair etc....and = its similarities</DIV> <DIV>to piano soundboards, technology and the likes. Thank God he didn't = as </DIV> <DIV>that would read like a book. Big grin ;~}</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Moffatt</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com" = title=pianotuna@yahoo.com>Don</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 04, 2001 = 8:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Is it still a Steinway?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <DIV align=left>Hi all,<BR> <BR>Most of the Strads in use = have new necks spliced in as<BR>well as new bass bars. In addition the = new neck is at<BR>a different angle than the original increasing the<BR>downbearing dramatically, and the finger board is much<BR>longer.</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>--- "Jim Coleman, Sr." <<A = href="mailto:pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu">pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>> Hi gang:<BR>> <BR>> I was just wondering, = if a Strad has been restrung<BR>> and <BR>> fitted with a new = bridge and pegs, is it still a<BR>> Strad?<BR> <BR>> Then = how about a "golden Tourt bow (sometimes<BR>> selling for <BR>> = $20,000)? If it is re-haired, is it still a Tourt?<BR> <BR>> I think = the Steinway position is just so much hype.<BR> <BR>> Jim = Coleman, Sr.<BR>===== Regards,<BR>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., = A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.<BR> <BR>Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts<BR> <BR>mailto:drose@dlcwest.com<BR><A = href="http://donrose.xoasis.com/">http://donrose.xoasis.com/</A><BR>&nb= sp;<BR>__________________________________________________<BR></DIV></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=133> = <P> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>