Its my experience that fine concert grand pianos are at there best (in general) during the first 5-6 years of their life. I'd also say that in general pianists seem to prefer a piano that has had a playing in period. As far as when deterioration begins, I suppose you need to closer define what you mean by the word... but in the context of the post that prompted your query I'd say no... that kind of performance/response deterioration begins after 5-6 years or so... give or take a year or two depending on the instrument. You can call me Ric btw... Mr. Brekne... grin... nobody calls me that. Cheers RicB Some folks believe stringed instruments improve tonally for at least a while after they're built as the strings settle and the wood flexes (and before they inevitably begin to deteriorate). Does Mr. Brekne mean that pianos are at their prime when fresh out of the factory, and deterioration begins almost immediately? Or do they need to be 'played in' to sound and feel at their best? Laurence -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100612/8a2e418c/attachment-0001.htm>
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