---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Dale, We are coming at this from 2 different perspectives! The method of=20 crowning used for the soundboard is not an issue I'm considering, I'm=20 just relaying my ear's perspective based on my experience. My 80 year Steinway L has 2 very thin cracks, has crown and a warmth of=20= sound I haven't heard in new L's, and I live in the northeast which has=20= large humidity swings - I don't even notice any significant lack of=20 sustain in any particular section. But even if my piano had cracks=20 galore, say like one of my friends' old Mason and Hamlin A (which=20 incidentally sounds quite nice), what difference does that make if it=20 has a more pleasing sound than a new one with no cracks? -- John > =A0=A0 HI John > =A0 I think you've hit a VERY SIGNIFICANT cause of our objections to = new=20 > the new piano shaped objects being sold at Costco or wherever. > =A0 .Yeah The Hammers. Yes, & voicing,=A0 or a hammer transplant can=20= > seriously improve things=A0And yet if the soundboard design & = execution=20 > is lacking then the musical tone index goes down & the noise & aural=20= > pain index goes up. > =A0 My experience ,with most old Os & Ls from the 20's. is The rib=20 > support in these pianos is so lacking that 9 out of 10 boards I see in=20= > these pianos are flat as pancakes and or have as many cracks as a=20 > venetian blind. > =A0Now remember I'm in Calif. where pianos longevity is greatly = enhanced=20 > by our climate. Providing that the pianos lived here most of there=20 > lives they've suffered less.. So what does that tell you about the=20 > conditions of others that have groaned thru harsh winters & summers? > =A0=A0 My Advice to all is stop being so optimistic about the = condition of=20 > old compression crowned boards. It's a method full of pitfalls which=20= > is a self destructing method in which all crown has collapsed by now=20= > =A0in pianos built 85 plus years ago > =A0 Regards > =A0 Dale= ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2252 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/cb/e1/ec/d9/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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