Straube grand (story attached)

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> I don't remember if I mentioned to them the possibility of a rebuild.
> It looks like it would cost considerably more, with the three planes of
> strings.
>
> Clyde Hollinger

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These are about the only valid reasons for rebuilding one of these pianos, but
they are not really much more difficult to do than are more standard instruments.
With the little Broadwood I had to design a new rib scale and I had to rethink my
standard notions on soundboard loading, but that was about the only tricky part.
Well, that and Broadwoods odd notions about pinblocks.  And the fact that it was
one of the weakest pianos structurally I have ever encountered.  Anyway, the three
bridge idea looks a bit odd, but is not all that difficult once you actually start
work.

Del