<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>At a local Guild meeting at the local Steinway dealer, we were presented with a new Essex, Chinese-style, for evaluation.  Very impressive, with a smooth transition scale, large beams and massive rim structure.   Quick tune, out of the box, no voicing, sounded very nice.  Nicest Chinese piano I've seen yet.  I don't know the price of the piano we saw.</DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV>San Diego</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=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net"></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> 08/10/2007 5:47:54 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> essex grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV>Tuned my first Essex grand today The Steinway designed 5'3" . I thought it was pretty nice overall, sort of closer to Yamaha than Kawai, like in a Boston.</DIV> <DIV>Any thoughts?</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>