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<DIV>List,</DIV>
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<DIV>My last two jobs of the day were on nice, new German-built uprights.&nb=
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One is a Seiler 122, the other is a Wilh. Steinberg(probably 132 centimeters=
tall). Both are really nicely built upright pianos, with very well
regulated Renner-built actions.</DIV>
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<DIV>I found the touch on the Seiler to be on the heavy side, and not as
controllable as I'd like. The cause was from the spoons contacting the=
damper levers very shortly after the beginning of the keystroke.</DIV>
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<DIV>At the other end of the spectrum was the Steinberg. The hammers w=
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a full 2/3 of the way to the string before the dampers began to lift. =
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action felt much lighter and far easier to control to me. And legato
playing was no problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>I thought the philosophical differences in regulation might be of
interest.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for reading,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>