David and list, David Severance Washington State University wrote: >We had a Bosendorfer in our concert hall here, I believe it was the 278. >Wonderful full rich tenor and bass but the treble was weak. It was hard for >the artist to make it sing. No it won't. That kerfed rim might be traditional, but some traditions are best discarded. I've heard that the new Bösendorfer models have got a more substantial rim. >We recently purchased a 9'2" Fazioli for our >recording studio and everyone that has played it so far loves it. It >doesn't drop off in the lower treble like the Bosse did and a lot of the >Steinways do. Because Paolo knows all about building an appropriate level of stiffness into the 'board and rim in the treble. Even the bridge cap wood he uses will help to increase treble stiffness in a progressive manner. He uses maple for the first treble section (perhaps Sycamore), hornbeam for the next, and boxwood for the very top treble section (the ADDs are 0.6, 0.7 and 0.9 respectively). Regards, Ron O. -- ______________________________ Website: http://www.overspianos.com.au Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au ______________________________
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