Ron N. wrote: > Did there prove to be a long term problem with the [Fandrich] grand > action, or was it just another case of nobody being interested in > anything different? and Ron O. wrote: > While I had a couple of other ideas lurking around in my head...I > opted for a more standard layout (ie. incorporating a standard > knuckle in the form of a roller) which might cause less controversy > in the technical community. while elsewhere Del F. wrote: > ...it is rare to find any manufacturer offering a piano that actually > has better performance than did its predecessors, especially its > predecessors of, say, 75 to 100 years ago...Indeed, it is rare to > find one that performs as well...Why is the piano industry -- > seemingly alone in the manufacturing world -- stuck in this mindset? > Who knows? I don't know why Darrell Fandrich's or Clarence Hickman's grand actions haven't been implemented, or why after over fourty years Chickering dropped Edwin Brown's (I'm not sure I'd like to venture a guess, either, where it may be some time before my impressions have more substantial backing). Meanwhile, I thoroughly enjoy (and take to heart) this quote from Ron Overs: > Perhaps the writer to which you refer used a word processor to > achieve his test results, as opposed to the other alternative - > building an action model. Regards, Clark
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