<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>good recommendation there !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Isaac OLEG</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Message d'origine----- De : = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part de Billbrpt@AOL.COM Envoyé : mercredi 7 novembre 2001 19:50 À : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : = Re: Astonia(?) grand </DIV>In a message dated 11/7/01 12:41:29 PM Central Standard Time, = tonyanj@hotmail.com (John Tonyan) writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I have a friend who is a budding concert pianist and is = looking for an instrument. He has moved from my area but is asking for = direction in his search. He found an Astonia(?) grand that he likes and is within = his budget but I know nothing about this brand. Anyone?     Anyone?</BLOCKQUOTE> Estonia pianos = had a bad reputation when Estonia was under Soviet Union occupation but now that = it is an independent country, the factory has made a complete change in the = way it builds pianos.  They are really nice.  I did see a couple of = the early ones that developed premature loose tuning pins but all others = have been just fine.  Check it over, especially the firmness of the = pinblock and if it is in good order, feel confident in recommending it. = Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>