Action ratio finder--ooops

[Erwinspiano at aol.com]

Yes it was supposed to go direct.  Sorry
  Dale

  Yeah baby ...action ratio finder.  uh huh
  Dale



OK. I'll stick to just one, steady, measurable difference.  I do a  quick 
action ratio check on pretty much every grand piano I come to;  American 
Steinways have action ratios that are all over the map, with very  few below 6.0, and 
many above that, which is defective in my view. German  Steinways almost 
always have an action ratio of 5.5, 5.6, or 5.7---what I  consider to be ideal, and 
should be repeatable in a well-controlled,  craft-oriented and led factory 
setting. To me, this is an indication, a  clue, and could be revealing of many 
other such disparities...each piano  technician has to make their own 
judgement.  The problem is, most  American techs have little or no experience with 
German Steinways, and the  reverse applies to European and Asian techs.


The negativity you European guys pick up from us in the States is  
experience-based and documented; it's not some sour-grapes,  personality-deficit-driven 
or ego-driven thing. 


David Andersen




 
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