The Klingsor is going to sound chintzy and pallid, whatever the length of strings. It has a tiny horn and leaky tonearm. Its value lies in its novelty and rarity, not its sound. Pretty, shiny strings will make it look nice, which is good enough.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wright" <esrobe...@hotmail.com> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Klingsor > String length has nothing to do with it. Piano strings are that long > because of the amount of sustain desired (right, Bruce?). Holler into an > unmuted autoharp, its strings aren't wildly different.
