<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kudos to y'all. When I made that = comment, I didn't think it would get the positive response that it has.<G> So far, I = see that most of y'all are trying to get the tone that was so common in the = 40's & 50's! Yahoo! I now know I'm not alone in this endeavor. My feeling = is that most people, associated with music, get used to what they are subjected = to, on a regular basis. And, this seems to "set" their perception of tone in the = piano. I sad thing, IMO, is that most academic environs, have horrible "tin can" = type pianos in their practice rooms, etc. and are really trashing our young = musicians tonal perception.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Granted, for most modern music, of the = "pop" venue, somewhat brighter is called for, IMO. However, the real problem lies in = the perception that Bright translates into "projection", which just ain't = true. (Kinda like an electric guitar player cranking up the volume to be heard = and all that accomplishes is distortion, IMO. Oh well, at least there = are those of us that strive for balance/tone/harmony.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</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>