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<p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 color=navy =
face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'><o:p>&nbsp;=
</o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 color=navy =
face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Richard<o:p=
></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 face="Times New =
Roman"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'><br>
That would be interesting to hear and play actually. <font =
color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>By my guess I make =
<span
class=GramE>eight NY D with this set-up in five different Concert =
Hall,</span> two
of them was brand new piano.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>One of them five =
years
old has a very bad reputation all pianists refuse to make concert on the =
piano.
Now it&#8217;s one of the best <span class=GramE>piano</span> in =
Montréal in
the main concert hall 3000 seats. Chick <span =
class=SpellE>Corea</span>, Louis <span
class=SpellE>Lortie</span> and other love it. This is proves that good =
action,
good hammer and PTD could make a big difference. A Stradivarius will =
sound bad
with a bad bow&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 face="Times New =
Roman"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Where =
are the
hammers from exactly<span class=GramE>...</span> =
</span></font><st1:State><st1:place><span
  lang=EN-CA =
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Hamburg</span></st1:place></st1:State><=
span
lang=EN-CA style='mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'> factory d</span><span =
class=SpellE>irects</span>
or <span class=SpellE>bought</span> privately in <st1:place><span =
class=GramE>Europe</span></st1:place><span
class=GramE> ?&nbsp;</span><font color=navy><span =
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>NY Steinway could =
supply
all the </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
  lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=

  EN-CA'>Hamburg</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=2 =
color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'> parts include the action frame. But =
for
and very important piano I buy 3 sets of hammer head and choice with the =
help
of some colleagues the best set for this particular piano with the =
acoustic of
the hall. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>I got set to sell =
:&gt; <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 face="Times New =
Roman"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>and</span> what =
is the SW
curve and ratio ? <font color=navy><span =
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p><span class=SpellE><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=
EN-CA'>Sw</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'> to the top seal =
if I
feel the piano could take it; ratio 5<span =
class=GramE>,</span></span></font><st1:time
Hour="4" Minute="55"><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
 lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=

 EN-CA'>5</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
 lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=

 EN-CA'> to 5</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=

EN-CA'>,3 key ratio 0,5 in bass 0,52 in treble. Geometry could be a =
challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></=
span></font></p>

<p><st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
lang=EN-CA
 =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=
EN-CA'>Serge
 Harel</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
lang=EN-CA =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=

EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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