Facts and nots : was Recommend Rebuilder?

[William R. Monroe]

I don't think that is the point, Ric.  While cracked soundboards don't 
necessarily present a performance issue, neither does a mismatched or poorly 
applied finish.  Does that mean we should accept either one from "the world 
standard" in pianos?  Just because it does not present a performance issue 
(in this case) does not mean that it is good workmanship, or is in any 
conceivable way acceptable on a brand new $50, $60, $100K piano.

my thoughts,
William R. Monroe


SNIP

> Why yes, I suppose they do.  And we hear from many holds that cracks in 
> soundboards do nothing to the performance of the soundboard per se. We 
> hear a lot of very specific claims from a lot of folks all over the place 
> put in very authoritive language.  > Cheers
> RicB
>
>
>    Steinway bluntly says in their technical reference manual for
>    technicians that compression ridges are not a problem and are a sign
>    of a good
>    board under ideal compression.
>
>    I'll leave it at that as I don't want to catch the flames 8-)
>
>    Andrew Anderson