Fandrich Vertical Action

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Hi all,

I'd like to lend my support to Jeannie, Joe and other list 
commentators regarding the Fandrich vertical action.

I saw and played Darrell's pianos, with his action, at Reno in 2001 
(the Fandrich Piano stand was very near ours).

Thanks, Jim Kinnear, for the link to the Fandrich action images at;

<http://www.dreams.org/staff/composer/music/piano/fandrich-action/>http://www.dreams.org/staff/composer/music/piano/fandrich-action/

The Fandrich action is a seriously good idea which works well and 
deserves much better success on the world market than it currently 
enjoys. Good ideas often are overlooked while status quo ordinary 
designs, which have little more to recommend them other than being 
the way things have always been done, continue to be produced.

The saying, "evolution is red in tooth and claw", applies as much to 
new ideas with pianos as it does to nature. The common understanding 
that many 'new' ideas actually aren't, makes the market success of a 
genuine innovation more difficult.

Ron O.

>Quentin asked: "I wonder if Mr. Fandrich has already presented his 
>action in Europe."
>
>Quentin,
>Yes, Darrell has done exactly that. The parts are made by Renner. At 
>one time Schimmell was going to offer it as an option. I don't know 
>what happened orwhy they haven't followed up on it. IMO they're 
>missing a good thing.
>For those who are not in the know, the action was invented by 
>Darrell Fandrich. His action was used in the Fandrich piano, made by 
>Del Fandrich. Currently, Darrell gets new pianos from China and I 
>think, the Chec Republic w/o actions, etc. He installs his actions 
>and does other modifications to these instruments. The final product 
>is an Industrial Strength Upright that plays like a grand and takes 
>up less space!<G>
>BTW, If you happen to run into one of these, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 
>REGULATE, AS IN UPRIGHT!!!!!!! You have a very specific set of steps 
>that need to be adhered to. These specs are readily available from 
>Darrell! If you attempt to "fiddle" with the action w/o this 
>information, you'll really create a helluva mess! Think Grand!<G>
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I


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