[pianotech] the big discussion

[Mr. Mac's]

On Jan 31, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Susan Kline wrote:

> The contest was between two completely honorable people, of course.
> 
> However, do you think he would have accepted the contest if he had known
> ahead of time that his SAT wouldn't be able to generate an excellent tuning on
> the piano in question? It's not dishonest for him to know ahead of time
> that the contest was between Virgil at his best and the SAT at its best.
> They obviously didn't want to set up the test using matching spinets.

Susan,

I don't think anything about either of these two persons intentions
   or what they might have known about beforehand.

As I recall, actually being there in person, the two pianos were
   Kawai grands of about 6' or less.

And if I am not mistaken, Kawai grands, generally speaking,
   have one of the best scale designs in the industry.
That is why, according to a passing comment made by Jim Harvey, RPT,
   in a class I attended once upon a time, that the name, K. Kawai, is used on the grands,
   but only Kawai is used on the verticals. You or others can deduce what you want.

Of course, I am more than willing to admit that I am no expert on these matters.

In fact, I am even willing to admit that I am not an expert in anything.

Honorable or not, these two dudes are beyond reproach.

How is it customarily said?

In my opinion,

Keith