<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know exactly what you mean by = clunky, but I they do have a very different touch. I think it is so because you need = most effort at the beginning of the key stroke (before the beak of the hammer = escapes from its hook), combined with a shallower key dip.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is that what you mean?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>&nb= sp;<A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.= com</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------</FONT></D= IV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 22, 2004 = 5:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Viennese = Grand</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Calin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have played on some Viennese = pianos, in good condition. They just seem very "clunky" to me. I should say, I am not = a player so this may be a factor, that I need to reconsider. However, as in the = Square Grands, I feel that it is of the same breed, i.e. "single escapement". = Therefore, I do not recommend them for any student situation. If an accomplished pianist wants one, then so be it. I'll always be happy to = repair/regulate/tune for them. I just don't recommend them.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>