Soundboard Size Perspective

[Robin Hufford]

Gordon,
     What model are you talking about?   I have not had the chance to
see any fat-tailed Chickerings from that period, although quite a few
from just before and around the turn of the previous century.
Regards, Robin Hufford

gordon stelter wrote:

> Has anyone here ever restored one of those fat-tailed
> Chickerings from, say, 1909? They're the best
> Chickerings ever, IMHO! What do ye think?
>      Thump
>
> --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > Get your spell-checker fixed: that should be "Tale
> > of Tone"!
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: Soundboard Size Perspective
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >I still remember the dealer yacking about the
> > Boston piano with the big
> > > >fat tail - "more soundboard area, more sound,
> > bigger tone". So if that
> > > >were true, why don't they change the design of
> > the Steinways? Why give
> > > >their grade #2 piano the better design?
> > > >
> > > >Could this be along the lines of the
> > > >mezzo-thermo-stabilized-belltone-restriculator?
> > > >
> > > >Ba-humbug.
> > > >
> > > >Terry Farrell
> > >
> > >
> > > That would be the "Tail of Tone".
> > >
> > > Ron N
> > >
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