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<p>David Love wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Richard:
<p>Can you comment at all on belly design of these instruments (if you
dare)?
<br>:-)
<p>David Love
<br>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
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<p><br>Holy Moly there David ... grin... I havent even seen one of these
yet. I've only heard them on CD's, and I think I've guarded my comments
appropriately in that regard....however....
<p>I have a suspiscion... that if... and I mean if.... there is a weak
point to the sound of these instruments... it would be the area from F4
to F6 having slightly thin stretched, hollowish sound. Perhaps
thats the resulting tradeoff for all that sustain otherwise in these instruments...
would make sense .. yes ??
<p>Funny you should mention belly design in this tho.. I had been wondering
about the effect of those aggraffed bridge terminnations and if/how they
compare mechanically to the Wapin system. You've been picking up a bunch
on soundboard design lately and seem to have a better begginners grasp
of it then I do... what about soundboards do you think could account for
the sound of these Stuarts ?
<p>In anycase... they certainly dont have MY belly :)
<p>Cheers
<br>RicB
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<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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