With all this talk about how awful Betsy Ross pianos are I'm surprised that no one has yet mentioned my #1 hated PSO/POS piano. I am of course referring to those spinets and consoles that were produced by the Kincade Furniture company marketed under the name "Grand". With plywood sound boards, (literally), particle board cabinets, keys that look like they were cut out with a pocket knife, cheep bushing cloth inserted into oversized holes, and a stringing scale that changes sizes perhaps three times in the entire piano, the Kincade "grand" spinet has every PSO I have ever encountered beat by a mile! My favorite feature are the tuning pins. Each one had it's own angle, often various degrees downward toward the action! These "pianas" were sold through furniture stores, not music stores. They were intended as cheep impulse purchase items for people decorating their home and thought that a piano might enhance the look of things. They were functional, (sometimes), but that's about it. I've heard early 1980's vintage casio toy compact keyboards that sounded better! Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV
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