<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> -----Original Message----- From: James Grebe [<A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">mailto:pianoman@accessus.net</A>]<B= R>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">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A> > </BODY></HT= ML>