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<DIV>Bob:</DIV>
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<DIV>I think the Walters are very good pianos. I have several customers
with them (I tuned one yesterday that averaged 17 cents flat after 9 years
without being tuned) and we have 14 of them here at SMU. I've found the
break to be very smooth with just minimal voicing. I don't think anything
else comes close in that size. Any piano that's better is considerably
larger.</DIV>
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<DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR
***********<BR><BR>On 6/13/2003 at 12:43 PM BobDavis88@aol.com
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I have
a client who is considering new vertical pianos as a gift for her daughter,
and one in the running is the Charles Walter. I just saw my first one last
weekend, and that only briefly. The general workmanship looked good, treble
was a little short on sustain, tenor break not the best. Any other comments,
specifically about scaling, workmanship, serviceability of the Langer action,
how they are with warranty work, anything else?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>Bob
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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