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#1383886 - 02/27/10 08:57 AM Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano
tozoni Full Member Registered: 01/26/09 Posts: 47	Does anybody know if the Samick SU-118 & Young Chang U-121, have these features? A three-dimensional plate Ribs mitered into the case Weighted and balanced keys Close-grained spruce soundboard Thanks.
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#1383903 - 02/27/10 09:43 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: tozoni]
Silverwood Pianos 3000 Post Club Member Registered: 03/10/08 Posts: 3018 Loc: Vancouver B. C. Canada	Both companies have web sites with email contact. You can ask them directly. _________________________ Dan Silverwood www.silverwoodpianos.com http://silverwoodpianos.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/SilverwoodPianosDotCom "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
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#1383948 - 02/27/10 11:31 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Silverwood Pianos]
Mitchell Piano Svc Full Member Registered: 09/17/09 Posts: 41 Loc: SF Bay Area	OK, I'll bite: what's a three-dimensional plate? It would seem that a two-dimensional plate would be pretty useless... _________________________ Rob Mitchell Mitchell Piano Service www.mitchellpianoservice.com
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#1383965 - 02/27/10 12:01 PM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Mitchell Piano Svc]
Peter Sumner- Piano Technician 500 Post Club Member Registered: 12/09/07 Posts: 844 Loc: Redwood City, California	I'm waiting for a forth di-mensional plate to I can meet myself coming back...I can then tell myself how well the concert went that I'm tuning for now. _________________________ Peter Sumner Concert Piano Technician. Industry and Institutional Consultant.
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#1383970 - 02/27/10 12:12 PM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Peter Sumner- Piano Technician]
Silverwood Pianos 3000 Post Club Member Registered: 03/10/08 Posts: 3018 Loc: Vancouver B. C. Canada	But you need special tools for the fifth dimension..... up up and away.......let the sunshine in........ oh right not that one...... Here is a free seminar on the fifth dimension! 35 minutes of bafflegab....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ttPTlj-pI _________________________ Dan Silverwood www.silverwoodpianos.com http://silverwoodpianos.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/SilverwoodPianosDotCom "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
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#1383989 - 02/27/10 12:56 PM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Silverwood Pianos]
UnrightTooner 3000 Post Club Member Registered: 11/13/08 Posts: 3936 Loc: Bradford County, PA	Many plates are advertized as 3D, but few actually are. The only way to tell is to wear 3D glasses. _________________________ Jeff Deutschle Part-Time Tuner Who taught the first chicken how to peck?
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#1384430 - 02/28/10 12:20 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: UnrightTooner]
joeydonuts Full Member Registered: 01/10/10 Posts: 96	I am learning so much from you guys. This is good info.
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#1384444 - 02/28/10 12:38 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: joeydonuts]
Dale Fox 500 Post Club Member Registered: 10/17/04 Posts: 891 Loc: Nor California Sacramento area	Be careful about the marketing hype you pay attention to Tozoni. _________________________ Dale Fox Registered Piano Technician Remanufacturing/Rebuilding
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#1384635 - 02/28/10 09:20 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Dale Fox]
Dan Casdorph Full Member Registered: 04/20/09 Posts: 290 Loc: Morgantown, West Virginia	Its more important how well a piano is made rather than marketing hype about how its made. _________________________ Casdorph Piano Service Morgantown, WV www.casdorphpiano.com "May the fourth be with you"
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#1384659 - 02/28/10 10:00 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: Dan Casdorph]
tozoni Full Member Registered: 01/26/09 Posts: 47	Thanks guys, some funny stuff. I appreciate the advise. Here is where I got that info: http://www.steinwaypianogallery.net/fivethings.html
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#1384665 - 02/28/10 10:13 AM Re: Things To Look For in a New or Used Piano [Re: tozoni]
Silverwood Pianos 3000 Post Club Member Registered: 03/10/08 Posts: 3018 Loc: Vancouver B. C. Canada	Typical puffery from the usual suspects. Yes we do comedy here better than pianos sometimes.... _________________________ Dan Silverwood www.silverwoodpianos.com http://silverwoodpianos.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/SilverwoodPianosDotCom "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
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