Mark, I had a chance to visit the Steingraeber & Sohns booth at the Kansas City Convention a few years ago. The pianos were sleek, and had very clear tone. They played very well, too. But what pianos do not play well at one of our PTG conventions? I did not notice the sound board area, but did have a good look at the hammers, which were closer to looking like a triangle than Steinway's "gothic" shape. I'm not sure this has anything to do with the sustain, though. I've been inclined to try shaping some hammers that radically to find out! I appreciated their case designs. For a small shop they do wonderfully meticulous work. Richard
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