>It would be interesting to have a large number of pianists chose a piano from >among a dozen representing a half dozen brands, draped and partitioned so that >the only clues they got as to what they were playing were the feel and sound of >the instrument. Then wheel all the pianos out into the open, shuffle >thoroughly, and have the pianists again choose an instrument when they can see >what they're playing. This test was done by the Acoustical Society of America. And Steinway came in second. The test group of pianist also listened to each other. And there was a blended scoring system, from the results at the bench and in the hall. FWIW Roger
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