<html> AMEN  JON > >Chances are that the hammers were soft to begin with, or voiced properly >and always produced this sound. > >The strident, brilliant, glass-breaking tonal qualities of modern hammers >do not produce this sound. >Modern taste has developed a linear tonal preference, maybe due to the >increasing digital/electronic presence. > >Thirty years ago, a piano teacher stated it best, "Those Asian pianos sound >like their language." >Take that for what it's worth but that is what I think is what we're >contending with, high piercing sound. > >The last S&S sold from my shop was due to the fact that it was warm and >melodic/romantic; not the >piercing, ear-shattering tones which everyone has become accustomed to >while competing with Asian pianos. >After trying different ones in the 'Big City', this piano was a welcome >oasis to the players. > >Brighter is not better. > > > >Regards, > >Jon Page,   piano technician >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. ><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > </html>