<html> <body> Michael, I've only played M&Hs in showrooms.  I personally like them better the most Steinways I encounter.  I don't know if you've encountered the saying, "That Steinway coffin sound."  I would describe the M&H as not nasal sounding like the S&S.  It reminded me of the full bell-like tones of the old Knabe grand I grew up with.  It is more melodic than the old Knabe which was in great need of a rebuild. I have my wife's Wurlizter/Samick singing now into its third year.  We started trying out the well temperaments and they sing more on this piano then the bland, equally dissonant ET does.  It has been suggested to me that well-temperaments on nasty little pianos might improve them audibly.  I haven't done that un-announced on a customer's piano yet, but...;-) Regards from the unusually cloudy and mild New Mexico, Andrew At 09:54 PM 1/21/2004 +0000, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hello Andrew You said: "I was struck how bland it sounds" I say: That depends on the piano! I used to tune up to 10 pianos a day for weeks and weeks - month in, month out. No two pianos sounded the same. All were at ET A=440. But... Ah!...then the S&S A thru to D always had then extra.... "je ne sais quoi" (excuse me Isaac!) about them which no other pianos could approach. They sing! They say... "come and play me!" ... so you do! Tell me, how does the M&H sound compared to the S&S? I've never even seen one...! You all talk about them! Regards from black-as-ink-dark Sussex-on-Sea Michael G (UK)</blockquote></body> </html>