Compression in soundboards

[Keith McGavern]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robin Hufford" <hufford1@airmail.net>
>... among the  nearly six million people are a very many
>  > high-quality pianists and musicians practically hitchhiking on every
>corner, new
>>  and used pianos aplenty,  dealers abounding and concerts in abundance
>every night,
>>  GUESS WHAT, there are almost no complaints about the so-called tonal
>defects of
>  > these new pianos, including Steinways, as is so often portrayed here on
>the list by
>  > a singular, tenditious few.


>At 6:21 AM -0700 9/29/03, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
>I find this interesting. I've now given several all-day seminars in Texas
>and have found the technicians attending these seminars just as aware of
>the problems discussed in this thread (and just as concerned about them) as
>those from any other region.

Robin, Del,

Robin makes no reference concerning technicians, whereas you, Del, 
mentioned them only.

So, for all practical purposes, you are not at odds with one another. 
You each have equal standing in your observations with regard to the 
information given in these two posts.

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA