Hi all, Don, you say "I don't think that recordings of one racehorse piano compared to another racehorse piano are very useful. Now, *if* these were made with identical equipage and the same pianist on the specific pianos you are looking at...that would be horse of a different color." I know, and I agree with you, really. Nonetheless, don't you find that you can generally tell between brands on recordings? I can usually tell S&S, Bosendorfer (easily!), Yamaha, Baldwin. So even taking into account recording variables, it is possible to identify the 'family' sound. But i do agree with you, the comparative recording tape is an idea of limited value. i did stress that when I handed it over. Also, a recording cannot of course convey to a potential purchaser how good the action is on each instrument. Thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated. David.
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