The secret is revealed in the magazine article at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3772316&id=84225149758 <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3772316&id=84225149758> : "And that is the secret behind the piano's success: it relieves the stress on the entire structure by diffusing the weight supported by the older style legs from a few square inches, to a much larger support area. With that design the sound-board suddenly breathes more freely... the harp and strings become more capable of resonating properly and so beautifully... the action gains an appreciably increased freedom and lightness as well." Sorry, matching bench is extra. Kent Swafford wrote: > "The first significant innovation in the piano in 100 years. It has to do with smoothing out the effect of gravity on the sound board..." > > http://tinyurl.com/3x358cy > > Apparently, this involves replacing the legs, music desk, and bench of an existing grand piano, and then calling the result an "art case". >
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