That's funny, my 1900 Bechstein A1 has "S"-shaped ribs! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac OLEG" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: RE: Bechstein Soundboard replacement > Hello, > > There are SB Buttons on any Bechstein I see, on other brands this seem > to be part of what is called "tropicalization" - or an intention to > protect the ribs from ungluing. > > On an other matter, it seem that different Bechstein model have > different kind of ribbings, some flat ribs, other curved ones,mod C > boards where glued on pre crowned ribs, while the B are on straight > ribs, if that make sense to someone please tell us so. > > The underside of the bridge also is sometime curved, sometime no, > depending of the model... > Go figure ! > > Isaac OLEG > > Entretien et reparation de pianos. > > PianoTech > 17 rue de Choisy > 94400 VITRY sur SEINE > FRANCE > tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 > fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 > cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > > part de J Patrick Draine > > Envoye : mercredi 21 mai 2003 20:56 > > A : Pianotech > > Objet : Re: Bechstein Soundboard replacement > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 11:20 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > > > There's a couple I can think of: Lack of a rational > > justification for > > > doing so (that I know of, at any rate) > > > > Rationality aside, my understanding (absorbed long ago from > > I where I > > can't recall) was that this was Bechstein's modification > > for pianos > > being sent outside Europe (ie the nasty old USA). What do > > the Europeans > > say -- do you have top soundboard buttons on Bechsteins over there? > > Patrick Draine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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