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Striking a chord of success
By JOHN ROLFE
June 07, 2006
A CHANCE meeting between a wealthy American and a former Sydney Symphony instrumentalist has led to Concord's Overs Pianos securing a deal to export its revolutionary grand.
After the instrumentalist sang the praises of the Overs grand piano, the American attended a concert of French music at the Sydney Conservatorium by well-known pianist Elizabeth Powell.
He was impressed and commissioned Overs to make him a grand of his own.
The $130,000 piano is on its way to the US right now. Its first stop will be Rochester, New York where Overs Pianos has been invited to exhibit at the US Piano Technicians Guild 2006 national convention. From there it will head to the owner's home in Boston.
It takes about 1000 hours to build such an instrument. The Overs grand is set apart by its "action", which minimises friction allowing for unprecedented levels of dynamic control. This is coupled with an I-rib soundboard, which dramatically improves the tone and longevity of the instrument.
The grand piano heading to the US is the sixth made by Overs in six years. Owner Ron Overs made the move into production after 25 years rebuilding high-end pianos.
Mr Overs said the biggest challenge had been "acceptance". "We are getting to the stage now that people are really starting to accept us for what we are producing.
"And this (US sale) is really huge for us," Mr Overs said.
"You never know where this will lead."
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