<HTML>Hello Seileri= tes, Been outa the loop for awhile.  Just trying to catch up on my 476 e= -mails I've missed over the past 5 day(no joke....). I work on quite a few Seilers.  I really like them.  The only = problem I've had is the frontscale noise in the 180--and it's pretty consist= ent--that translates to really harsh tone in the 5th and 6th ocataves. &nbsp= ;Thanks to many helpful hints on this list, I've been able to soften things = there down to tolerable levels.  The newer models, including the 180's = replacement, the 186, are far less whiny in  that section.   Other than that, the pianos are a joy to work on.  The let-off on t= he grands is regulated a bit close at the factory, so I get the occasional b= locking hammer.   I feel very fortunate to contract for a store that sells Seiler pianos. =  Real nice pianos.  Ilex, did you get a chance to work the concert= piano yet? Dave Stahl In a message dated 10/3/04 6:57:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Alpha88x@ao= l.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Greetings,            Yes! = I had the opprotunity to play and tune only a couple of Seiler pianos. The 7= foot grand that I played was so so smoothe, and the studiio u= pright sounded really good too. They are very fine sounding pianos, and I fo= und them agreeable to tune. I want one. Julia, Reading, PA In a message dated 9/30/2004 5:13:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, phil@phil= bondi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">not really..it's just that = I'm regulating one of their actions over the weekend..and the action comes out of a really nice sounding piano.</BLOC= KQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>