<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Oct 11, 2005, =
at 3:44 PM, <A href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</A> =
wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><<In Nashville, the Steinway techs said <SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" =
style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">they are now recommending and using =
.400 on everything. >></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Greetings,<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" =
style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> =
</SPAN>If .400 is correct on everything,<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>then all pianos must have the =
same<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P =
style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">ratios for optimum =
response.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I haven't seen =
that with Steinway pianos.<SPAN =
class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> =
</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV>BTW, I should =
probably clarify, first, that I was only repeating what was said, not =
accepting or proclaiming it as law, and 2nd, that the word, "everything" =
in this context means as an attempt to standardize a measurement with =
NEW models (meaning new SMLABDK and 45, rather than applying a new =
"spec" to older instruments) what had previously been a different =
recommended spec for almost every model.</DIV><DIV>Jeff</DIV><DIV><BR =
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