>>... Only one of them, a 1904 B that was restrung, could hold its own >>against your run of the mill 1950s Baldwin Acrosonic - although this >>B also has a poor killer octave area. A couple of mine are from the >>20s, but the rest are from the mid 1940s to the mid 1970s. And let's >>not even get into the Mack-truck actions... >>Terry Farrell > >I have read your generally, salty comments throughout this year with >regards to Steinway & Sons products. Personally I consider this type >of statement above, and so many of those others, bordering on nothing >short of what appears to be a deep-seated grudge. Why I don't know. > > From my viewpoint you've got real issues with this particular >subject. I'm certain you're a fine person overall and likely excel in >many areas of the piano world, however, I can't digest these potshot >comments of yours anymore. > >And somehow making light of it after two others' more decidedly, >relevant posts just doesn't seem to cut it for me. After at least a >year of being reminded of your disdain for their products, I have >truly lost the desire to take the chance on reading anymore of them. > >Sincerely, > >Keith McGavern >Registered Piano Technician >Oklahoma Chapter 731 >Piano Technicians Guild >USA Boys, boys....it's the holiday season; lighten up. Fact: no Acrosonic is ever, ever going to kick a Steinway's booty. End of story. Fact: American Steinways made between 1960 and 1984 sucked in many definable, objectifiable ways. Fact: ANY piano abused and unserviced for decades is going to sound and feel like sh**t. Fact: Tidy that 70's B up, re-whatever it, and if the board's okay, it'll rock your world. Mr. Farrell: beautiful Steinways are beautiful; that's why a big percentage of current world-class artists choose to play and record on a Steinway----it's the sound they want. Bad Steinways----dead boards, dead strings, Teflon parts, bad geometry----are bad. Simple. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. I maintain over 100 Steinway grands. Most of them are gorgeous. David Andersen Malibu, CA
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