The stability of critical items such as the key bed positively affect the maintenance of fine regulation of the action. Their resulting insensitivity to temperature and moisture offers the potential of climate resistance and longer life. The properties of carbon fibre, when applied to the piano structure, permit pianos of far greater strength and less weight to be designed. That issue is resolved by our now well established Phoenix bridge agraffes that uniquely clamp the string (very firmly) to the bridge without imposing any string loading on the soundboard. ( Read our last post about Agraffes here)Ĭarbon fibre (CF) is immensely strong and stiff for its weight and almost unaffected by temperature change or exposure to moisture. Sadly, sufficiently thin CF boards cannot be directly substituted for wooden boards because, being thin, they would collapse under the loads from the strings. We have also discovered that a thick carbon fibre board gives harsh sound but a thin one produces sound quality that to almost all pianists is indistinguishable from a wooden sound board. Using carbon fibre can result in huge benefits for the durability and longevity of pianos generally. We, at Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios, have shown it is possible to design a soundboard made of carbon fibre that gives true piano sound quality. The best soundboards need to be light weight and very stiff. You're welcome to make an appointment with him for a demonstration to convince your own eyes and ears of the exceptional quality of the glass soundboard.This article was written by Richard Dain. In the studio of the inventor and also patentee Kees de Baat is a piano with the built in Crystal Soundboard. The glass soundboard is made of specially tooled and toughened glass and can - also afterwards - be built into all pianos and grand pianos. In addition, the transparent soundboard can also be manufactured from tinted glass. The application of a glass soundboard instead of the laborious wooden one, makes the production of pianos and grand pianos easier Īn extra asset is the decorative aspect: the glass soundboard offers a clear view of the piano's interior.Almost 25 seconds (compared to 15 seconds with a wooden soundboard).The sound stays warm, but is more homogeneous and has a higher clearness.A glass soundboard makes the piano insensible to temperature (fluctuations), atmospheric humidity and pressure.

For glass is considerably more solid than wood.Ī piano with a glass soundboard has the following assets: A soundboard of glass makes an end to that problem once and for all. Wood, however, is very vulnerable, as it keeps warping and will get cracks and bursts. Since the beginning of the eighteenth century, this relatively simple partition is being made of wood. This soundboard, also called sounding board, intensifies the vibrations of the touched strings and is also significant to the timbre of the instrument. To get a clear understanding of these advantages, here is a brief explanation of the soundboard of a piano. This solid glass soundboard is much less sensitive to temperature fluctuations and moisture, the sound of the piano is more homogeneous, the tones keep sounding longer and the tuning stability is considerably higher. For the Crystal Soundboard only has advantages. A wooden soundboard is vulnerable and can be replaced by a solid glass soundboard without any problem. The reason is: this glass soundboard will carry the piano into a new era.

The Crystal Soundboard will create no less than a revolution in the international world of music. See more pictures of the Crystal Sound Board Besides, the tuning stability is considerably higher. A few important advantages of the Crystal Soundboard over a conventional wooden soundboard: This solid glass soundboard is much less sensitive to temperature fluctuations and moisture, the piano sound is more homogeneous and the tones keep sounding longer. de Baat jr., owner of the piano technical company Stemco. The Crystal Soundboard is the name of the glass soundboard for pianos and grand pianos, invented and developed by piano engineer C.J.

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