<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Steinway O</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron, I forgot this:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just play chromatically up the last few = agraffe notes of the O, crossing over into the duplex section to hear the organised = chaos which begins immediately you cross to the duplexed section. When I hear this = cacophony, all I want to do is reach for the angle = grinder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ron O.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>I tried it and you are right. Some of = the longer duplex sections are ringing noticeably. The piano hasn't been tuned yet = (I only got it on Sunday) so it's too early to say more.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>To be honest, I fail to understand the = purpose of this front duplex in Steinway's - no string segment is equeal to = the other becasue of the angled bearing bar so they can't sound in tune with = anything. Maybe it's this kind of eerie ringing they were after, back then? =  ;-) </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>There's another interesting thing: the = back duplex doesn't have the usual separate "tuned" bearing bars, but some = continuous curved bearing bars (part of the plate), pretty much like the front duplex, and = not muted with felt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>What was the idea behind this = design?</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>I've also seen it in Boesendorfer pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial> Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>&nb= sp;</FONT><A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com"><FONT face=Arial>http://calintantareanu.tripod.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>----------------------------------------------------<BR></FO= NT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>