<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><SPAN class=781413804-12022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>But I'd swear I've worked on a number of Acrosonics that weren't spinets.  Last week, for example:  an Acrosonic console built in the late '80s.  I've worked on several that were quite a bit older (and I'm sure of that because they hadn't been tuned in decades by the time I saw them).  Am I still in the wrong era (universe?) or are Iowegian pianos weird?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=781413804-12022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=781413804-12022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Annie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=781413804-12022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Hop-Town Ioway</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=781413804-12022007></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=781413804-12022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=781413804-12022007> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Steve Blasyak<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 11, 2007 10:36 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Acrosonic -- King of the Spinets<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Hey Now,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Thanks for that response Terry. I was thinking the same thing.  Are they talking about the same piano? I always thought Acrosonics were spinets. I've never personally seen an Acrosonic that was an upright. Now maybe one could argue that the Acrosonic was among the best spinets and I would not want to post a rebuttal. But to say they blow away most grands. I have not wanted to post a comment about this as I have started spinet controversy in the past. In this case the right coast and the left coast are on the same page.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Steve</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Orange County Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Pura vida</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Tunebyear@aol.com href="mailto:Tunebyear@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/11/2007 6:19:32 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Acrosonic -- King of the Spinets</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/11/2007 9:04:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV>Yes, I agree that some Acrosonics sound better (or less bad) than many pianos out there - no doubt - well built little pianoids. But you imply that it sounds better than most grand pianos. Your signature indicates you are located in New York City. If you were in Alabama (no offense intended - hey, I'm in Florida) or some state that has few high-performance pianos, I might bite. But aren't there some nice pianos in NYC? I mean even with all the shortcomings I could point out about a decent Yamaha C3, good golly, the Yamy would blow the lid off (and disintegrate it) that Acrosonic.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What planet RU from?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>In defense of planet New York, I think that Jesse meant steinway uprights, maybe the lovable 1098, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>T, Ayers</DIV> <DIV>Highland NY</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>