<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew & = Rebeca Anderson<BR><B>Sent:</B> April 24, 2004 7:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Wyman Microgrand - = YUK!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Del,<BR>I'm rather curious about the famed "Lothar Schell" = pianos.  I understand that there are some good innovations in his uprights but = that the execution is a little wanting, more so in the grands.  Is there = more to beware of?<BR><BR>Andrew<BR><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080>I'm not familiar with the uprights. The grands I have = seen are quite generic, Chinese-made pianos of undistinguished design and even = less distinguished construction. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080>As you may know, I believe decent and musical small = grand pianos can be built, but these are neither. Not in design and not in construction.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=031472522-25042004><FONT face="Comic Sans = MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN = class=031472522-25042004></SPAN> </DIV></BODY></HTML>