[CAUT] Steingræber Phoenix to the National

[David Ilvedson]

I'd hazard a guess, without hearing one, that they are better sounding than the Sohmer grands with agraffes...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: wimblees at aol.com
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 4/28/2009 4:59:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steingræber Phoenix to the National


>Ric
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>First, how is the sound, compared to the old Sohmers with agraffs on the bridge?

>Second, do you know what the composite material is made of?

>Looking forward to seeing and hearing the piano in GR


>Wim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Brekne <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:01 pm
>Subject: [CAUT] Steingræber Phoenix to the National



>Boy are you folks who plan to attend the National this year in for a 
>treat. I noticed in this months journal that the Steingræber factory is 
>going to bring over an example of their Phoenix concert grand with 
>agraffe bridge terminations and a carbon composite soundboard. I got to 
>see one of these a couple years back at the Nordic in Helsinki. Very 
>similar in many regards to other instruments using the bridge agraffes. 
>But the inventor of these particular agraffes makes a very good case for 
>there being developed quite a bit more solidity to the contact between 
>string and bridge with his system. And this is the only composite 
>soundboard I've yet to see. 
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>I think several of the folks thinking along new design lines are going 
>to enjoy picking this one apart. Enjoy ! 
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>RicBÂ 
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