<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: California Convention--10 ft 2" Fazioli</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ron Overs wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>"This piano looks like a lot of good = contemporary thinking went into its design. A good area of cut-off, a small sound = board area in the treble behind the bridge, a sensible spacing of the back beam = contact with the belly rail, a log scale bass section - very likely the first = ever to be built into a concert piano, generously proportioned back beams with two = full width cross beams, a nicely positioned diagonal plate strut to help = control nasty strut resonances. It has a full eight octave compass and looks to = have quite a tight strike scale spread - so the key splay should be minimised.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><EM></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>This has to be one of the most interesting = and well thought out concert pianos of the past decade at least. Look forward to = hearing some reports on its tonal qualities if it makes the convention."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Calin Tantareanu responded with:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><EM>"I understood that Del Fandrich was = a consultant for the project...."</EM></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Geezzzz thanks Calin. Just when we all = thought we had discovered a new innovative piano designer within our midst. = Ya burst our bubble buddy.   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>