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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are all Winter & Co. pianos mucho =
crappy or
just the ones I tune? Wound bichords up to G#36 (5 notes on the tenor =
bridge).
Wild strings everywhere. Whiny trichords. Thumpy, wumpy lowest octave. =
Unstable
as all get-out for about 3 notes either side of the tenor-treble
break...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems like a lot of people, over the =
years, went
shopping for a piano but were tricked by the nice-looking
furniture!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course, today's wasn't really a =
completely fair
example ... hadn't been tuned since 1985!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and another plug for Sanderson =
Pitch Correction
-- this sucker was all over the place from 12 to 80 cents flat. Adjusted =
my
percentages about every 6 to 12 notes. Ended up reaaaaaaal close. It =
always
amazes me how well it works!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Raisin' Cain (and pitch) in Salem,
MO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>