<DIV>I had a chance to play a Fazioli concert grand at a regional convention. It was really nice but I wouldn't say spectacular. Mostly I expected more out of the bass. It could be that my opinion was tainted by overly high expectations, however for what it cost the performance ought to be really amazing. Other techs at the conference had similar observations. One disclaimer: the room accoustics were pretty dead. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also I had a chance to talk with a touring concert artist who said they have a Fazioli at the conservatory where he works. He described it as "vulgar". He also stated that he prefrered New York Steinway. </DIV> <DIV> Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Piannaman@aol.com wrote: >> >> Somethings gotta give... :) >> >> Just dont show up with her daughter as a date... or yous in big >> trouble ! >> >> Cheers >> RicB > > > > Especially since the lady of the house is about my age.... Yeap... thats what happened to Jack N. as well... funny movie.... you could shoot for a remake maybe ?? But back to pianos.... I'd be curious to hear more of your thoughts about the Fazioli. Off the cuff... how would you compare in terms of general usability for concerts the Fazioli against the Steinway ? Cheers RicB > > Dave S. > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE> Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/50x/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">Yahoo! Mail</a> - 50x more storage than other providers!