> It's worth noting the effect of room acoustics on the 'voice' of an >instrument. We recently moved my girlfriend's 1983 L from one room to another >after buying new hammers, shanks & flanges to replace the originals. (There is >less than 1 mm of felt left on hammer 88, and as you might guess, this piano was >quite loud). The old room was relatively small, with normal ceiling height. The >new room is larger, has cathedral ceilings and wall to wall carpet. Now the >piano sounds great again. (As long as you keep the lid down)! > Mark Dierauf Playing with the lid down is analogous to using Dolby Noise Reduction or using filter cutoffs on your stereo system. Its a matter of preference but I can't stand that kind of sound. Michael Wathen
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