<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=260342216-06051999>Greetings, List.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999>I have = tuned several Curriers (2 spinets, 1 console) in the past week. They may = qualify as PSOs. I made them sound better, but they still did not sound all that good = when I was finished. The unisons had no beat in them, but there was a "waver" or = something (I don't know just how to describe it) that I could not tune out. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999>Is it = possible to make a Currier sound "good", or must we be satisfied with "better"? If = it is possible for them to sound good, what is the secret to it? I want to do = the best job possible, but I don't want to spend precious time if it will = accomplish no measurable good.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999>I read = in the Pianotech archives (from some time ago) that at a convention there was a = Grand brand spinet that sounded very good, according to the author. I have = tuned a couple of "Grands", and this was not at all my reaction. :-) </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999>In = general, what should we expect from these cheaper pianos?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=260342216-06051999>I look = forward to hearing about your experiences with this type = instrument.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Formsma</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>