<!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 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>While looking at the cover of the current Piano Technicians Journal, I got to thinking about all the ads and articles about new and improved pianos.  Yamaha has come out with their "S" series, Kawai the "RX" and now the Shigru.  The artical about the NAMM show detailed many improvements in several other pianos.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why is it that the only news from Steinway has been about new looks?  New furniture around the same old scales.  The picture on this month's cover is impressive, but it's the same old "D" inside.  Have they really already attained perfection?  Inquiring minds want to know.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave</DIV></BODY></HTML> <PRE> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE>