glass soundboard.

[Oorebeek A.]

Hello Willem Blees.
I am truly sorry if I did not respond back then.
It is not my style, I must have been extremely busy at the time.
Yes I know Kees de Baat from a long time ago. We used to work for the =
same old firm called "Goldschmeding" in the Raadhuisstraat in =
Amsterdam.
We used to call him "het Morse-mannetje" because his way of tuning =
sounds like Morse Code
like :tuut-tu-tuut-tuut-tu-tuut-tu-tu-tu etc.
He suddenly, many years later, became known for his patented glass =
soundboard.
Major Factories came down to Monnickendam where he lives.
He was stupid however for not cooperating with said factories, he =
stuck his nose in the wind and is alone now with "his" patent.
No, I do not know how he does it, but if you need his address, I'll =
look it up and will let you know.
I have never heard his soundboard so there is not much I can share =
with the list

Willem Blees wrote:
>Andre.
>
>Good to see back on line again. When you first got on, I asked you about a
>fellow Hollander who invented a glass soundbaord, but you never aswered. =
At
>the time, I didn't have his name, and so maybe you didn't understand what =
I
>was talking about.



>
>Several years ago I started tuning for a customer who is from Holland, and
>her tuner was Cornelis Jacob De Baat. She showed me some information =
about a
>glass soundboard he had invented. I write him, and he sent me pictures, =
and
>newpaper article, and even a CD with him playing on one of his pianos with
>the glass soundboard.
>
>I showed these pictures to some of the manufactureres at the PTG =
convention,
>and they seemed very interested. The last time I wrote to Cornelis was to =
ask
>him how he made the "CRYSTAL SOUNDBOARD", but he never answered.
>
>The questions for you. Have you ever heard of Cornelis, and have you seen,
>and or heard his piano?  If you know about this, do you know how he does
>this?  And, again, if you have seen or heard of this, how popular is it? =
Is
>there anything else you can share with me and the list?
>
>Willem Blees. RPT
>St. Louis, MO
>(born in Amstelveen.)


Friendly Greetings from:

CONCERT PIANO SERVICE
Andr=E9 Oorebeek
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
email address: oorebeek@euronet.nl

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