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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, =
allthough this will
be a bit vague, I would like to know in which cases would you consider =
a
soundboard substitution in this piano. This, about 30 years old =
Steinway D,
fell sideways while being moved and has now a 20cm long crack in the =
middle
zone near the bridge. We were suggested to substitute the
soundboard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><EM><FONT size=3>Substitute a =
soundboard? You
mean replace? A crack, in itself, does not warrent replacing a
soundboard.</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone =
done this in
this model? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><EM><FONT =
size=3>Yes.</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial size=2>What was =
the old
soundboard condition? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=3><EM>Multiple cracks, =
loss of crown
(presuming it had some originally), development of killer
octave.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial size=2>How much =
would just the
soundboard cost? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><EM><FONT size=3>You can buy just =
the soundboard
for perhaps $3K+. I would recommend having it professionally installed =
though.</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><EM><FONT size=3>Before you mess =
with the
soundboard however, how does the piano sound?</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you, =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Hugo</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>