Recrowning the soundboard

[antares]

And not so long ago there was a very interesting discussion about old versus
new soundboards which went on and on for a long time.

I still stick to the opinion that a new soundboard sounds better
because...it sounds better.
A new Steinway always sounds nicer and stronger than an older one from for
instance a hundred years ago, and if you do not agree than you take the old
one and please, let me have the new one?

(;>))

PS.
As stated before in older e-mails : I do have a lot of experience with wood
people who renewed ribs on old boards and/or renewed complete soundboards,
so I know what it sounds like.



OK Richard...my friend, ready for another round?  (;

friendly greetings
from

Antares,

Amsterdam, Holland

"where music is, no harm can be"

visit my website at :  http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/


> From: "Richard Brekne" <richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 20:34:46 +0200
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Recrowning the soundboard
> 
> 
> 
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> On 23.05.2002 at 09:44 D.L. Bullock wrote:
> 
>> 
>> If you allow me this observation.  You would never consider restoring a 280
>> year old Stradivarius violin by tossing out the soundboard and replacing
>> it,
>> would you?  But we would with a piano much younger?
>> 
> 
> 
> Interesting post to be sure... and with out further comment I will just say
> that I relish reading these kinds of comments. Our many differing piano
> realities are so wide and varied... and personnally I just love it. !
> 
> RicB
> 
>