Greetings all. I got a late jump this morning, so I could not spend the time with it that I needed to to make a real sound judgement for this list. All I did this morning was tune it, noted that the hammer matting could be improved upon, and was optimistic that, with a little work, this would be a nice piece. I will also say that I do not like the logo. I did play a "Crown Jewel" 'S' after tuning the Essex (they're both the same size), and for my ears, there is not a $28,000 difference in sound...now you can take that 2 ways..i tend to look at it as this...The Essex should be a good seller for S&S, even if *I* feel it's a bit pricey, but it sounds good, it tuned well, and would sound better with a little work (which I may get to do yet). Kevin, have some fresh needles ready..now don't take that the wrong way folks..this piano has "bong" potential..that's the sound I try to get from all my voicing jobs....I can hear the snickering from here!...cut it out!... ...can't get past that logo, though... roo(k)
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