| The New Weber Performance Goals |
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Common Features of Weber
- Balanced tone quality across the complete scale
- Smooth and warm pianissimo, strong and clear forte
- Musically transparent bass to tenor transition
- Clarity & pitch definition through bass
- Excellent sustain through upper tenor & treble octaves
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Traditional warmth & timbral subtlety reminiscent of the brand’s long, rich history.
To achieve these performance goals required a compete redesign of every model in Young Chang product lines.
"Good piano design is always more than a random collection of sales features. The new technology and the old style craftsmanship, new products of Young Chang in the new decade are directed toward a specific tone or timbral goal. Goals come first - design follows."
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| Distinctive Features of New Vertical and Grand Piano |
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Bass Bridge:
Bass bridge is mounted directly to sound board to improve tonal response and create more clarity in bass
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Soundboard and Ribs:
Design and materials are improved to enhance sustain and timbral balance.
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Soundboard Cutoff Bars:
An improved soundboard shape increase sustain and gives smoother tone response through mid- to upper-tenor section. |
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String Scaling:
Precisely calculated string scales balance fundamentals and overtones to improve tone quality and give greater tuning stability. |
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Soundboard Thickness:
Symmetrical soundboard thicknessing provides improved tone balance and clarity across the span of the soundboard. |
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Hammer Making:
Young Chang’s unique “Cold-press” hammermaking process protects felt from heat damage for a more resilient hammer capable of producing a broad spectrum of tone color. |
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Piano Designer
Delwin D. Fandrich
Biography
> Entered Piano industry in 1961
> Director of Research & Development, Baldwin Piano & Organ Company
> Design Consultant, Walter Piano Company.
> Designer and Builder of Fandrich U - 122 Concert Upright Piano
> Lecturer and Consultant for Piano Manufacturers in the U. S., Europe, Australia, Korea, and China
> Technical Consultant, Acoustic pianos for Larry Fine’s “Piano Book”
> Design & Mfg. Consultant for Young Chang (2008 - Present)
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