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[David Ilvedson]

Calin,

What does "provided by the person who ordered the piano" mean?    Expand on that a bit...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Calin Tantareanu" <calin.tantareanu at gmx.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 5/1/2006 3:56:31 AM
Subject: RE: Steingraeber factory pictures,bridge agraffes & adjustable vertical hitchpins


>A correction: the bridge agraffes and hitchpins used in the Steingraeber
>Phoenix 272 concert grand are NOT manufactured by Stuart and Sons. They are
>somewhat different in design and were provided by the person who ordered the
>piano.

>Calin Tantareanu
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Calin Tantareanu
>> Sent: duminicã, 30 aprilie 2006 20:13
>> To: 'Pianotech List'
>> Subject: Steingraeber factory pictures,bridge agraffes & 
>> adjustable vertical hitchpins
>> 
>> Hello!
>> 
>> I have finally managed to upload pictures of my Steingraeber 
>> factory visit to my website, as I had announced in a previous e-mail.
>> Like Richard said, they have indeed just built a concert 
>> grand with bridge agraffes and adjustable vertical hitchpins 
>> (see attached pictures), called "Phoenix". It has a very mice 
>> rosewood veneer.
>> More pictures of it and the piano construction at the 
>> Steingraeber factory can be seen on my website:
>> http://calin.haos.ro/c/instruments/steingraeber/index.htm
>> 
>> When I played the Steingraeber 272 Phoenix, they were still 
>> doing the final voicing and regulation. 
>> I was very impressed with the sound - it had a big, brilliant 
>> tone, with no weak spots, very undiscernable transition and a 
>> really deep, full bass. As I had assumed, bridge agraffes 
>> really improve the higher partials, especially in the top 
>> notes. The sound was very rich and clear, without the 
>> pronounced decay in high partials that most pianos have.
>> The voicer told me that because of the bridge agraffes, he 
>> had to soften the hammers much more than for their other 
>> pianos with conventional bridge pins.
>> 
>> This piano also has vertical hitch pins which are threaded 
>> and can be turned in and out for fine downbearing adjustment.
>> 
>> By the way, the bridge agraffes are from Stuart in Australia. 
>> I don't know about the hitch pins though. This is a special 
>> order piano, I don't know if they plan on building more or not.
>> 
>> Another big surprise was their smallest grand piano, the 168. 
>> It was an extremely good and powerful piano, with an 
>> unbelievably deep bass for such a short piano. Like it's big 
>> brother, you couldn't notice abrupt tone changes across the 
>> scale. The action was also very responsive and controllable. 
>> It is probably the best piano under two meters I have played so far.
>> 
>> I haven't been able to play their mid-sized grand, the 205, 
>> because they had just shipped about 20 grands to America a 
>> few days before my visit, and had none left on stock, except 
>> 2-3 which were in final stages of regulation.
>> 
>> Enjoy the pictures!
>> 
>> Calin Tantareanu
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