And for some rebuilders, performance is defined by $$ generated by piano sale. Hence a good reason to help perpetuate the myth that the piano was "perfected" over a hundred years ago. It is almost always cheeper to duplicate that to change. Also I believe $$ is the main reason for the widespread formula applied to many, many 100 year old high quality pianos: keytops, hammers, dampers, shim, strings, refinish. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Rebuilding for Performance or Show? > > >I think also when you consider that the piano has not changed much over > >more than 100 years, logic would have it that there is going to be room > >for improvement. > > As would experience for anyone willing to go beyond the equally long > established and largely ineffectual methods of attempting to deal with the > legacy shortcomings of these hundred year old designs - which are largely > presumed to have been perfect when new. > > > >I guess my point is that IMHO the only reason to rigidly stick to a > >"reproduce exactly like original" plan is if you are doing the work for a > >museum or some type of showpiece where originality is specifically the > >goal. If performance is the goal - and I would argue that it is most of > >the time (or should be) - then one would likely benefit to keeping an open > >mind to incorporating changes as one is able and confident of the outcome. > > > >OK, bombs away! Let me have it! > > > >Terry Farrell > > > I think you're absolutely right. Now define performance. For many, the name > on the fallboard is the primary performance criteria defined by their > friends, neighbors, business associates, interior decorator, and society > columnist - not to mention their tech or rebuilder. > > Ron N > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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