I really like smaller grands, Del, because the shorter keys have less inertial mass to overcome, making the actions more responsive, I believe. I wish you well. It is a looooooong time since a quality, satisfying to play, American small grand was produced. Thump --- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: > > Del > It's all good news & momentum will grow as other > techs really hear these > pianos. > Dale Erwin > > Dale, et al... > > I am not planning on taking a piano to Rochester. > My current interest is in > smaller pianos and the test mule for my current > thinking is under > construction and won't be nearly ready by June. > > It is nice -- and some gratifying -- to see > momentum growing, however. It > seems it is no longer the unpardonable sin to > tamper with the original "design" > of pianos that are still held sacred by many. It > is, of course, still a sin > but with suitable penance the practitioners of > these black arts are no longer > tarred, feathered and run out of town. Now we are > just put in stocks for a > week. > > Despite not having one of my own pianos at the > convention there should be a > sample of my recent work, however. I just returned > from Elkhart, Indiana > where I supervised the assembly of the first > prototype of the new piano I > recently designed for the Walter company. I expect > -- hope! -- it will raise one or > two eyebrows. > > Del > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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