Walter

[LarryinAtlanta@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 5/25/01 2:06:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ramsey@extremezone.com writes:

<<  As an aside; yesterday I went out for a tuning on a new Steinway B.       
 Brand new, twenty two cents flat, no big deal. Pitch raised it, fine tuned 
it. Then I asked the owner, a nice Korean lady, if she would like to try the 
piano out before I left. Turns out she's basically a beginner. I told her 
that if she ever wanted to up-grade to a better piano, she wouldn't be able 
to. Must be great to start out at the top of the food chain.  >>


That would be a fine answer, except it isn't correct. There are quite a few 
pianos higher up the food chain from a Steinway B. Or a D for that matter. A 
lot of very fine pianos that are designed better, built better, sound better, 
and play better get overlooked because too many people simply take a name and 
make assumptions. 

Not meaning to offend, just making the point. I do agree however that a 
Steinway B for a beginner is a bit of overkill. 


Larry