<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: 9-foot Estonia</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> I was hesitant to say = so before, but we have a 9’ Bose Imperial (96-note scale) here, in a 1= 50-seat recital hall.  Most of the piano faculty love it, but I agree w= ith Wim’s assessment.  It is not a powerful piano.  I wouldn= ’t recommend it for any venue larger than what we have here.  &nb= sp;In fact, I’m not particularly impressed with it overall.  A sl= ightly used CFIII, or a well rebuilt Steinway or Mason & Hamlin would be= a much better choice. Ken Z. -- Ken Zahringer, RPT Piano Technician University of Missouri School of Music 297 Fine Arts Bldg Columbia, MO 65211 573-882-1202 cell 573-489-7529 </BODY> </HTML>