<html> <body> You go for it, Ric. I'm too old! :-D Avery At 02:21 PM 2/16/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Au Contraire Avery The whole world of fortes, squares, virginals,  any thing  very low tension is a world worth re-investigating... re-entering.  ESPECIALLY in the face of the constant and increasing onslaught of electronic replicators.  The sounds low tension acoustics are capable of are simply wonderful, and largely and sadly forgotten to modern ears. JMOMY Cheers RicB     >Avery said: "I don't like squares because the tuning pins are in the     >wrong location! According to my back! :-D"     >     >Obviously, there was something fundamentally wrong with your     >training: The proper technique is to stand BEHIND the square so you     >can reach the pins easily, then all you have to do is reach over to     >play the keys! Sheesh, you'd think this would be oblivious!    They are "oblivious" as far as I'm concerned. Joe Goss    notwithstanding! ;-)    Avery</blockquote></body> </html>