In a message dated 24/02/03 4:36:56 AM, bigda@gte.net writes: << I love Steinways---AND, the American factory has produced some truly woeful and f*%#ed up pianos in the last 50 years. I accept this paradox. I only know what my ears tell me. They are my final arbiter. Some Steinways are the best; there's no getting around it. ......David Andersen >> David.... I think you have hit on the nexus of the thingee here. S&S 'can' be soooo good that when we see a "run of the mill" S&S thingee we are truly disappointed...on different levels. As technicians it is hard to not notice where things 'could' be improved and it is frustrating to see them stay the same through the years without change and improvement. We all have our own ideas of what, and why, things can be improved and we don't always agree on the details. But when all the factors come together, by design or providential accident, the results can be glorious. BTW my favorite piano, bar none, was/is an A&B Chase (S&S knockoff) 7' which had a tonal presence/range and power that was superior to anything I have ever heard from a piano before or since. Jim Bryant (FL)
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