<DIV>I've been following the development of this action and Darrel Fandrich continues to refine the design. It really is an interesting option for someone who would like a grand piano but is concerned about adequate floor space. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Charlie Albright, (<STRONG><A href="http://tinyurl.com/5hred">http://tinyurl.com/5hred</A>) </STRONG> recently chosen top young pianist by the Washington State Music Teacher's Association, performed a recital in our home on a Klima upright with the Fandrich Vertical Action. We opened up the piano (which makes a huge diference for uprights!) and it worked very well as a performance instrument. The audience loved to see the action functioning while he performed. Afterwards Charlie exclaimed "You can't compare this upright piano to other uprights!"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>“…<I>the player of a Fandrich action has an exceptional amount of control over dynamics—including the ability to play softly (unusual for a vertical piano)—and the rapidity and evenness of touch of a good grand piano…on an upright</I>.”-Larry Fine</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Joe Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>And there's a limit there because no vertical in the world, no matter how <BR>good it is (as far as I know) can begin to compare to a good grand in <BR>equally good condition! How can one develop control of repetition if <BR>there's no repetition adjustment? I could go on and on, but I won't. If one <BR>agrees with Matthew, I'm sorry! It just isn't true. As I said, Bull Hockey! <BR>:-)"<BR><BR>Avery,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Obviously, you've never played a Fandrich & Sons Piano, (or a Fandrich, for that matter). Every bit as good as a grand, in the repetition department. And, IMO far less susceptible to going out of regulation, then a grand.</DIV> <DIV>As for the Bull Hockey, let's quit with the touchy-feely, politically correct stuff and call it what you really meant: Bull Shit!<G></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter<br>Pianova Piano Service<br>Olympia, WA<p> <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved Yahoo! Mail</a> - 100MB free storage!