This was a rgular feature of the Grotrian Steonweg years ago. I don't know if this is so today. The English company Daneman copied it too. It was quite a decent piano, but not in the same league as Grotrian. I have no opinion on the rationale for it. Seems a potty idea to me. Ted Sambell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: <caut at ptg.org>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: [CAUT] Grotrian # 20985 > Hi Folks... > > I just ran into this instrument the other day, and decided to purchase it > for around 4 grand. Case finish is really very nice... tho not original. > Piano sounds reasonably ok... action sucks a rock and will need a complete > renovation. What I am writing about is that the underside of the sound > board has a duplicate of the bridge attached directly under the bridge. > TONS of extra mass... and I suppose stiffness... the whole length of the > long bridge. > > Anyone seen this before and care to expound a bit on the roll this is > supposed to play and how well it does it ? > > Cheers > RicB
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