<html> <body> At 05:26 AM 7/31/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Susan, Do these Steinways (especially the D) have the soundboard problem in the killer octave area? PW </blockquote> No. They are really very appealing examples of piano-hood, with excellent balance between registers. A few little nit-pics on each of them. Tone is certainly no problem for either. "Big tough-guy piano" is how I first described the D, then "a real gentleman", as I discovered how wonderfully the tunings held up under heavy playing. The B is still getting played in, since it doesn't get as much playing as the D. We've been very satisfied with these pianos. Susan </body> </html>