<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/18/2004 10:18:50 PM Central Standard Time, remoody= @midstatesd.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Wim,<BR>Did you have any input on the  pu= rchase the "new D".  ?   When the "new D"<BR>arrived,  h= ow did it sound and how did the playing feel to you?<BR>>From this did yo= u think the factulty or performers might have problems with<BR>its tone and<= BR>or action?<BR>    From your post it sounds like they need a fac= tory person to come out and<BR>give attention to their concerns.  Perha= ps you could get in touch with the<BR>factory.  I hope the faculty woul= d understand that a factory tech might<BR>might be the best  and apprec= iate you for setting that up.<BR>---- Richard Moody</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV= > <DIV>No, I didn't have any imput in the purchase. Our former department chai= rr, who is an excllent concert pianist, picked out the piano. He left last y= ear, but before he did, he told me not to do a thing to the piano, Now that = he's gone, and there seems to be a problem with the piano, I have offered to= voice the piano, to bring "life" into it, But for some reason, the new depa= rtment chair has told me not to do anything, but to wait until the consultan= t comes. I don't understand why she doesn't want me to do that, but I am goi= ng to try to meet with her in the next week or so and ask her. One of the su= ggestions I will make is to have someone from Steinway come and do the work.= Maybe they will do it as part of a warrantee issue, I don't know. But it wo= uld make sense. I'll let everyone know what transpires.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>