<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>While I&#39;m sure it&#39;s a great piano (and I&#39;d surely like to play one!) it is interesting to note that the 2 "innovations" that are seemed to be claimed as original are the bridge agraffe (which we&#39;ve all just deeply discussed) and a lifting hammer rail, as was used on reproducing pianos a century ago. But it would definitely be interesting to see if the bridge agraffe design on the Stuart overcomes the issues that Sohmer et al suffered with their versions last century. (I hope it works and creates no problems.) Other than that, all I can say is that the text is in dire need of a copy editor! When attempting to market what is surely an extremely "high-end" product, it is far more convincing when the advertising material is bereft of spelling and word use "goofs"! (I found several.)<br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table>            <div
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                            Jason Kanter &lt;jkanter@rollingball.com&gt;;                            <br>
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                            Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;;                                                                                                     <br>
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                            [pianotech] 102 keys and 4 pedals???                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/grand-design-resonates-with-young-musicians-20121102-28ppk.html">http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/grand-design-resonates-with-young-musicians-20121102-28ppk.html</a><div>
<br></div><div>Any of you Ozzies familiar with this Stuart &amp; Sons piano?</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Kanter <span></span></div><br><br>-- <br><div style="text-align:left;"><b>| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || |||</b></div>
<div style="text-align:left;">jason&#39;s cell 425 830 1561</div><br>
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