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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This might sound a bit like a sales =
pitch but it
happens to be true as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you put a set of Isaac Cadenzas on =
the Yamaha
concert grand - you'll get a lot more tone out of that piano than with =
either of
the sets you mentioned.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ari Isaac.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dm.porritt@verizon.net =
href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M.
Porritt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 18, 2002 =
12:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Concert grands</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Until a couple of years ago we had 2 Steinway "D"s in our larger =
recital
hall. One (1983) was wonderful, the other (1993) was somewhat =
less than
wonderful. When it came time to trade one of them (i.e. a donor =
was
found) we didn't find any Steinway that was universally liked. =
We did
find a Yamaha CFIIIS that was purchased. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Since the one we kept (1983) was my favorite piano in the world, =
I fully
expected to dislike the Yamaha. I can't!</DIV>
<DIV>My favorite now is which ever one I'm playing!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Steinway "faithful" can't imagine why we bought this
un-Steinway. They claim the Yamaha has a nice sound, but the =
Steinway
has "The Steinway Sound" whatever that is. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This morning I had a few extra minutes and both pianos were side =
by
side. I played one, then the other. I played 8 measures on =
one,
then the same 8 measures on the other. A big chord on one, the =
the same
big chord on the other. At this point I started to think that =
the basic
difference was the hammers. The Steinway has Renner Blues, the =
Yamaha
has factory original Yamahas. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So my question: Has anyone ever heard, worked on, or played =
a
CFIIIS with Renner hammers? The hammers that are on there are =
too new to
replace at this point, but someday they'll need to go and I'd love to =
have
someone else's experience on this.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>dave</DIV><PRE>_____________________________
David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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