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<DIV>In a message dated 2/28/2006 8:49:39 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
rnossaman@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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size=2>> HI All<BR>> Just a post to say t=
hat I
saw & played this piano a few weeks ago <BR>> when in the LA area &=
amp;
it was a superb instrument. I was beautifully <BR>> made/constructed &a=
mp;
the sound is very Strong & sweet. Truthfully it <BR>> reminde=
d me
of My Steinway D in a tonal sense. It had excellent <BR>> sustain=
,
power & clarity. It had a small cut-off bar & a small fish.
yup.<BR>> A real winner.<BR>>
Sincerely<BR>> Dale Erwin<BR><BR><BR>I've looked at the
underside photo of it on their web page a <BR>few years back. It looks lik=
e a
pretty substantial bass cutoff <BR>to me, and fanned ribs (though not
enough...</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> <STRONG>Yes I'm remembering now it was more substantial & at=
an
interesting angle to the case. Yes the treble ribs were fanned
...some</STRONG></DIV>
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size=2><G>). I've thought <BR>the ones I've seen at the convention=
s
sounded pretty good, <BR>crawled underneath, and noticed the little fish.
Dale, the <BR>web site photo shows what looks to me like a cutoff in the t=
ail
<BR>too, rounding that big square acreage down to something
<BR>manageable.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><STRONG> I didn't see that but Oddly Mr Steingraeber was in=
the
LA area last month & he heard about my fanned rib design. He says =
his
grandfather said that this is what gives the treble a clear & long
sustain. HMmm ...could be. Perhaps that's why there using it, ca=
use
grandpa thought it was a good idea.....means he must a tried it.</STRONG></D=
IV>
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=2>Is it
just a shadow, or is it in the actual piano? <BR>They tell us in their
convention class that square tail is <BR>there to reflect sound so the pia=
nist
can hear it better. Uh <BR>huh. Of course, they then tell us that the beve=
led
soundboard <BR>treble cap is to wedge the panel edge back and maintain cro=
wn
<BR>in the last octave. Uh huh again.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> <STRONG>Not sure they know.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Dale</STRONG></DIV>
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