<html> <body> Oh well. We can always wish!!!!! :-) Avery At 01:59 PM 7/17/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">-----Original Message----- From: James Grebe [<a href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">mailto:pianoman@accessus.net</a> ] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:19 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Piano Design Question Wrong, There are some Chinese made imports which are.  And I thought they were fast learners <G> John Fortiner Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments (314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <avery1@houston.rr.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Piano Design Question > Sarah/List, > > At 10:35 AM 7/17/05, you wrote: >>Hi all, >> >>Entirely from a *commercial* standpoint, I would suggest that the pinnacle >>of piano evolution (thus far) is represented by the baby grand and even >>more, the odious spinet.  >From that point, we have speciated into a new >>class of pianos, the digitals, that will doubtless undergo an evolution of >>their own.  I'm not suggesting that any of these pianos are actually >>decent in any way that you and I would recognize.  I HATE small pianos. >>But I'm in a minority.  It's the buying public that drives piano >>evolution, and common folx want smaller and lighter, even at the cost of >>performance and depth of tone (which I think most people don't appreciate >>anyway). > > Correct me if I'm wrong but if I'm not mistaken, NO one is making spinets > any more!!!! > Yeah!!!!!! =D> > > Avery > >>Peace, >>Sarah > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> > </blockquote></body> </html>