<HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> About 3 years ago I was called to tune a Currier Studio.  The woman said it sounded 'terrible'.  She was right. 3 years earlier it had been pitch raised 30 cents and now it was  200 cents flat. At the treble break it sounded as if I were banging a garbage can lid.  This model appears to have a massively thick [ 1 1/2 -2"] plate.  What it turns out to be is some sort of wood composite,[ plywood, sawdust or something in-between].  It is faced with a thin smooth metal veneer and all sprayed gold.  The 'plate' had broken at the treble break and the metal veneer was bulged forward towards the strings and was touching for about 1/2 an octave.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  Of course no one was home, I left the woman a note and spoke with her later.  I don't know that I'd ever tune one of those again, at least not bring one up to pitch!    Wondering if anyone else has seen one of these?                                  Brenda Mamer, RPT  WI John M. Formsma wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> Greetings, List.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. Is it possible to make a Currier sound "good", or must we be satisfied with "better"? If it is possible In general, what should we expect from these cheaper pianos?I look forward to hearing about your experiences with this type instrument. John Formsma </BLOCKQUOTE>   </BODY> </HTML>