Stack Split in Aeolian Pianos
By Robbie Rhodes
G'day all,
Dan Wilson has given us the story of how the changed DA stack split was meant to have occurred. It sounds just like many similar unrelated bungles since! I was quite happy in my ignorance until this matter came up --- I wish it hadn't been mentioned! My Stroud is 1914 and would have the 44/44 split whereas most rolls would be 43/45. Or did Aeolian put the accents on both sides as well, I wonder? It seems to me that that it would have been better to do this than changing the standard in mid stream, but then keeping quiet about the rogue ones! If it took so long to discover, it would have gone unnoticed by most owners, or was there a Ralph Nader around even then to blow the whistle? This makes me wonder if they really had intended to make the change after all. Does anyone know if Aeolian double cut those accents, at least for a period, bearing in mind that there could have been many thousands made with the original 44/44 split and does anyone else have any dates as to when it happened?
Cheers, Darrell
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