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<DIV> David</DIV>
<DIV> I hear what your saying & I agree. I'm not sure this
answers any of your 2 question directly but I just listened to a CD of=
Ron
Overs piano. A 71/2 ft played by Scott Thile.
Scott is a very talented player but the <STRONG>other</STRONG> real talent i=
s in
Ron & his piano. I have listened to many good to horrible pi=
ano
recordings & most probably Steinway Ds so I have a good feel for this so=
rt
of thing. At first I though it wasa really good D but then as I listene=
d
closely I realized how purely powerful & clear the tone was.
Especially the top four treble octaves. The whole piano was good=
but
Rachmaninoff really showcases the trebles & they shined. </DIV=
>
<DIV> Pure tonal power. Oh...My ...Gosh.  =
;The
Rachmaninoff was gorgeous but the pianist had a lot to work with. Quit=
e a
good recording & the sound was what I personally have always hoped for
intuitively. The recording subdued the bass a bit but still the whole piano =
was
a dream.</DIV>
<DIV> A preferable sound? Oh yeah Baby!!</DIV>
<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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=2>My
experience so far is that the RC&S boards with cutoff and fish etc.,
are<BR>better, but different. By better, I mean more predictable, be=
tter
success<BR>rate, fewer quirky things like killer octaves, dead trebles,
unsmooth<BR>transitions, thuddy low basses, distortions in the tenor,
strange<BR>resonances, dead spots. There are some qualities that cha=
nge
and my attempt<BR>in all this is to understand why and whether those other=
intangibles are<BR>also controllable. <BR><BR>David
Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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