<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <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> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"> </DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I have a friend who's got an Acrosonic from about 1940 -- the taller model -- all original inside. This piano will blow the doors off most Steinway uprights I've ever played. The pins are tighter than most new pianos,  </DIV> <DIV>and except for some Steinway grands, I don't remember playing many pianos, upright or grand,</DIV> <DIV>that have such a marvelous sound.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jesse Gitnik</DIV> <DIV>NYC</DIV> <DIV>Tech since 1980 </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>