I also have spoken to Andre Watts personally after a concert when he made the change to Yamaha. Amazing that he said the same thing then. Was he lying then, or now? I believe he is a hard one to please and pitty his tech. I can certainly get what I want from a Yamaha BECAUSE of how perfectly they are built. The dynamic range and tonal color are easily acheived on the new C7 or S4 and S6 and of course the CFIII. Please try one of these world class grands. For someone to suggest that they will not stand the test of time is amazing to me. I am a die hard fan and am digging my heels in the sand. lol Ed Tomlinson << However, I am also a musician. What the Japanese pianos are NOT very good at is giving me - or other pianists good long term performance and, in my opinion, soul. As an example, I had a very nice conversation with Andre Watts after a concert he played in the Philly area this past year. As you may know, until recently, Andre was a Yamaha artist. Yamaha gave him a CFIII as his personal piano. After 12 years of play, Andre has given up on the piano. He feels that it is costing him too much to TRY to get it where it was when new. He added that he would give it to a music school in the area and, perhaps pick up a nice piano for himself, like a rebuilt Steinway or Mason. (He had just played on one of my rebuilt Steinways, so perhaps saying that was "politically correct" ) Just my 2 cents. Richard Galassini Cunningham Piano Co 1 800 394 1117 >>
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