On 11/4/2012 5:34 PM, Encore Pianos wrote: > Ok, thanks. Ron: > > So the lack of stiffness in the panel is what creates both the "zingy" > distortions and the flaccid sound of the board, in your estimation? I think that's what's wrong with the sound, generally, and the tone falling apart at high attack levels. > Would this be equally true for both the Stuart and the Steingraeber? As I said, I haven't gotten to hear the Steingraeber in a quiet enough room to tell much of anything. > The Steingraeber has an adjustable vertical hitch pin, so bearing can be > changed with relative ease. I did wonder if increasing the downbearing > would have brought a more dynamic sound and improved the tone of that > instrument. What was the bearing set at when you heard it? > It would be very interesting to be able to quantify what is there in terms > of bearing, crown, rib and panel thickness, etc. so that I could have some > numbers to correlate to what I was hearing. It all comes down to stiffness and mass, however it's arrived at. Ron N
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