I'm sure there would be some utility to isolating various features of piano design and evaluating their effect (however one would do that - I guess then we could at least argue over one thing at a time?). But I think to some significant extent, many of the features of some of the RC&S construction you have seen work together as a system. In trying to evaluate why a Steinway sounds different than a Bosendorfer, has anyone ever replaced a Steinway rim with a spruce rim? Or do we prefer to look at the whole package and conclude when you do A, B,C, D and E differently, it makes a different sound. Two ways of looking at it I suppose. Terry Farrell > Richard, > > Almost everything is doable, but I don't think it will be very easy to > do. > You have of course all kinds of obstacles like the belly rail, keybed > and what have you. The one thing you want is the fish construction to > be as sturdy and solid as possible with no gaps or what soever and that > will be a hard task to accomplish when you can't properly see what you > are doing. Of course It would be nice to see what the difference is in > a given instrument. > The thing I find is interesting is that the fish construction suddenly > turned up again. I first saw Ron Overs using it and at the same time I > saw it at Steingreabers in Europe. Maybe it was something in the > air. > > > Greetings Arnold > > > > Hey there Arnold... > > > > Got to thinking.... just how doable do you think it would be to > > install a fish into an existing instrument without removing the > > soundboard to begin with ? Course one would have to improvise... but > > it looks doable... > > > > If so.. might provide for some interesting comparisons. > > > > Cheers > > RicB
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