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I've thought of the A more like a small B, and the O more like a large M. That would make the advantage of the A being a larger "personality" palette. But in the institutional world, you might be thinking about the rest of the fleet--do you want more 20-note bass pianos, or 26-note bass pianos. There is much to be said for a lot of one model, from an efficiency of parts and service standpoint.<div><br></div><div>Here at the UW, we have 27 Model L/O pianos of the 42 Steinway grands, and I'd like to someday convert most of the others to the same scale. Or if we had a donor, we might consider converting them all to A's, but that discussion hasn't happened. Personally, I'd rather not have the mix--easier to move inventory as it ages. Of course, if you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">want</span> one studio's piano to be bigger than another's ...<br><div><br></div><div>Doug Wood</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On May 8, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Richard Brekne wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I would recommend the O.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Simply because the difference in performance is not IMHO worth the difference in price.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Actually... If I was Steinway I think I'd make the O, the B, C, and D.... and leave all other models including all uprights in the realm of Bostons and Essexes... but then I'm not a major international corporation with all kinds of business savvy. :)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">RicB</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hi All,</div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I am soliciting opinions about the 2 (relatively) new Steinway models A</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and O. We are looking into purchasing some new studio pianos here and I</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>have yet to encounter and tune these two models so am curious about what</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>opinions and comparisons anybody who has experience tuning and/or</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>playing these pianos might have.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thanks!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Eric</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>