On 5/13/09, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I actually saw, heard, and played that piano last weekend. It was at an > antique fair at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. > > It is barely playable. The keys felt "mushy" like there was a lot of lost > motion, and the sound was very soft. At its loudest, it was maybe > mezzopiano on a modern piano. > > Hard to judge the tone because it was so out of tune. They told me it was > tuned earlier that day, too. > > I had to get out of there because they were trying to sell it to me. I > didn't ask how much they wanted. However much it was, it was too much. > > Tom Sivak > Chicago > Did/could you look inside at all? Tunings pins below keybed or at top...? -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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