Hopefully not. But sometimes they do and that problem can be remedied. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 8:01 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: The Nossaman Steinway (was rebuilders..) Don't longer keys have more of a tendency to flex? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 10/10/2005 7:50:20 PM Subject: RE: The Nossaman Steinway (was rebuilders..) >Not sure that's how it works out. Longer keys generally give greater >control and less variation in touchweight dynamics when playing from >different positions on the key itself. >David Love >davidlovepianos@comcast.net >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf >Of gordon stelter >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 7:40 PM >To: Pianotech >Subject: Re: The Nossaman Steinway (was rebuilders..) >I really like smaller grands, Del, because the shorter >keys have less inertial mass to overcome, making the >actions more responsive, I believe. >I wish you well. It is a looooooong time since a >quality, satisfying to play, American small grand was >produced. > Thump >--- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: >> >> Del >> It's all good news & momentum will grow as other >> techs really hear these >> pianos. >> Dale Erwin >> >> Dale, et al... >> >> I am not planning on taking a piano to Rochester. >> My current interest is in >> smaller pianos and the test mule for my current >> thinking is under >> construction and won't be nearly ready by June. >> >> It is nice -- and some gratifying -- to see >> momentum growing, however. It >> seems it is no longer the unpardonable sin to >> tamper with the original "design" >> of pianos that are still held sacred by many. It >> is, of course, still a sin >> but with suitable penance the practitioners of >> these black arts are no longer >> tarred, feathered and run out of town. Now we are >> just put in stocks for a >> week. >> >> Despite not having one of my own pianos at the >> convention there should be a >> sample of my recent work, however. I just returned >> from Elkhart, Indiana >> where I supervised the assembly of the first >> prototype of the new piano I >> recently designed for the Walter company. I expect >> -- hope! -- it will raise one or >> two eyebrows. >> >> Del >> >> >> >> >> > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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