<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mathew said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>My whole feeling about this is that if the Steinway action = isn't replaced with Steinway parts, it is no longer a Steinway."<BR> <BR>Matthew,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Yeah, right! and with that kind of approach, let's just leave those compression = crowned slabs, ie concave boards, where they are. Because, if you replace it = with an efficient system, "it's no longer a Steinway". Pure BS IMO! Get real. = The main function is to improve, if possible and have a pianist that loves their instrument, instead of hating it!!!!!!!</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>