<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One thing about these types of things amaze me though. The article's author implies that by playing this 150-year-old piano of Chopin, you can new hear the music exactly as Chopin heard it. So like this piano hasn't deteriorated at all in 150 years? The piano was two years old when Chopin was playing it. I wouldn't be surprised is a new Yamaha sounds more like the two-year-old Playel that a 150-year-old Playel does. Seems pretty kooky to me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I mean really. Think about it. We've all seen original 1880s Steinway A1s - multiple owners, neglected, worn out, moth eaten, hammers of swiss cheese, etc. Now what piano would sound more like a new Steinway A - the worn out 1880 A1 or a new Yamaha C3? I would argue the C3 - 'cause it sounds like a new decent piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Flame Suit all zipped up tight!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I found this today and wanted to pass it on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><FONT size=-1><NOBR> <P style="WIDTH: 600px"><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1527757.ece">Chopin�s true sound can be heard at last after discovery of his piano</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Times Online - UK</FONT><BR>The discovery of the instrument, which is on display at Hatchlands, the National Trust house in Surrey where the Cobbe Collection of <B>pianos</B> is housed, <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1527757.ece"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000></FONT></NOBR></FONT> </P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>