[CAUT] Mythbusters

[David Ilvedson]

It seems to me we don't have string height problems with Hamburgs or 5 or 6 leads in the bass keys with Hamburgs.   I thought this was a plate problem...?   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 3/8/2010 3:25:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mythbusters


>On Mar 8, 2010, at 3:35 PM, David Ilvedson wrote:

>> Wait...Kelly producing all the plates is a plus?  Isn't one of the  
>> real problems with NY STeinways are the inconsistent plates...i.e.  
>> string height problems?   That isn't a good thing...


>Steinway now owns Kelly plates. Production values have gone up  
>considerably. Agraffes are much more consistently spaced, for  
>instance. Now they can actually control the process, rather than deal  
>with a vendor. If I'm not mistaken, they ship plates to Hamburg now,  
>as well as supplying NY - and others, like probably Walter and Mason  
>(though I don't actually know that - those guys might purchase from  
>Asia. But I think Kelly is the only plate manufacturer in North  
>America now).
>	Similarly with Kluge: they own it now.
>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>University of New Mexico
>fssturm at unm.edu