<!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>Dale said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>List <BR> Does any one out there have any working = knowledge as to  Why Bechsteins are <BR>voiced so brilliantly. I always though = that the European tone  preference was <BR>darker & cleaner. Andre, Ric = Isaac, Got an  opinion?"</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> <DIV><BR> Dale,</DIV> <DIV>Did the prep & voicing/tuning on a 7 footer a while ago. Try as = I might, it would not come down to the level that I preferred. I speculate = it's the scale, hammers and SB/ribs, etc. A little brighter than my = preference runs, but a "ballsy" piano with nice clarity and articulation. No "mud" = present anywhere, (unlike another Euro one that I loath/hate/despise!)</DIV> <DIV>A good set of Wurzens would be my choice of hammer.<G></DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>