Bechstein B hammer rake / more thoughts

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sat Jun 21 17:25:20 MDT 2008


> There are no such constraints with the upright action, so can you 
> explain why only Steinway, to my knowledge, on the old K uprights etc., 
> implemented any such arrangement for a while and then abandoned it?  In 
> 120 years none of the great makers seem to have acknowledged the 
> brightness of this great light.
> 
> JD


Considering the features that were kept even though they don't 
work that well, I'd guess it was because no one, including 
Steinway, thought the results were worth the trouble in 
practice, and it had no marketing wattage. In practical 
application, some bright lights are just glare.

Ron N


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