Haha, yes, "harsh" and "whiney" are good adjectivs. I used to see some American spinets as there was a U.S. naval base near here until the late 1980s. And, it must be said, UK spinet-sized pianos are just the same! Here are some attempts of mine at describing concert grand sounds: Earl Wild's Baldwin: "Round, fruity, plummy, full" Bosendorfer: "Warm, very meaty bass, sometimes papery treble" Fazioli: "Even, cool, neutral, powerful" Stuart & Sons (No1): "Piercing, clear, lean" Yamaha: "Sweet, uncoloured" Steinway: "Full, warm, rich" I gave up a bit on the Steinway. You are entirely at liberty to completely disagree with those descriptions and find better ones folks! David Boyce "Yes. I can perfectly describe the tone of Wurlitzer console and spinet and micro-grand pianos that I tune: I believe the technically correct terminology is "Harsh whiney crap." Alan Barnard Salem, MO "
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