Bass Bridge Position-upright

[Dean May]

Also, do you have a picture of the backside showing rib layout, treble cut
off, and the reinforcement at the bass cut? 

 

Curious minds want to know. ;-) One of these days I'm going to do something
with all this information. 

 

Dean

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Terre Haute IN  47802

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:39 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Bass Bridge Position-upright

 

----- Original Message ----- 
> That's some nice looking work. Probably better than the old upright
> deserved. I'm curious. Why did you go for THAT MUCH backscale. My opinion
> would be that the backscale of those old monsters was long enough but the
> move to a directly contacting bass bridge would be a positive one. It
seems
> from the picture that simply removing the cantilevered apron would still
> have put the bridge in a good spot. I can't really tell but it seems that
> the bridge, in its original spot, is something like 5 or 6" away from the
> edge of the board. Could you share more of your thought process in making
> these changes?
> 
> Greg Newell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Attached are before and after of photos of a belly I did on an upright.



<Pictures snipped>

 

I probably shouldn't speak for Del, but my understanding of his thinking
with these design changes is simply that the longer backscale is beneficial,
along with the cantilever chucking and the loose foot. This thing absolutely
ROARS! Not only that, but the scale is so beautifully smooth, the
transitions are transparent, and the treble - oh, the treble - the sustain,
the clarity - suffice to say that I have been very impressed with the
results.

 

IMHO, this piano rivals (and really, sounds better than - but I won't go
that far in public!) most any excellent six-foot grand piano.

 

Greg, what do you mean by "Probably better than the old upright deserved."?
I presume you meant from a financial standpoint? I'd have to agree with you
there. But from a musical instrument point of view, I would respectfully
disagree. What if you want an absolute top-sounding piano and simply do not
have the room for a decent sized grand in your 500 square foot abode? This
approach here is the ticket!

 

Terry Farrell

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