Steinway L

[Horace Greeley]

At 05:11 PM 3/5/2005, you wrote:
>I played several new L's at Sherman Clay in
>San Francisco, lately. What a  difference in tone
>between them! One simply sang, the others were not
>satisfying ( to me. )
>     But, then, everyone has a different idea of what a
>  good piano should sound like, so this inconsitency
>may work to S&S's advantage!

L's, for some reason, have never been terribly consistent.  That said, much 
can (often) be done with good preparation - a process for which 
Sherman/Clay is not particularly noted.

S&S has specifically used this inconsistency as a marketing tool.

Best.

Horace


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>--- Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> wrote:
> > At 07:59 3/5/2005, you wrote:
> >
> > >Last year, our church bought a model L, ebony, 8
> > years old, unused, in mint
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