<HTML>In a message dated 5/3/02 2:21:10 AM Central Daylight Time, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">??????? er... would it be up to playing Mendelson then ??... How can a piano be made to "stand up" (or not) to one or another composer ? Dont get me wrong.... I am not fond of these prenatal grands either... but I never heard it said they are too small to take a beating. :) grin.... reminds me of the time dead baby jokes were the latest thing... -- Richard Brekne </BLOCKQUOTE> Come on, Ric, you know what I mean. A small piano like that isn't made to stand up  to anything which requires hard playing. The player wants a big sound, so they play harder. The problem is, they can't get it, so they play even harder. End result, broken strings, worn out actions. Wim</HTML>