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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> November 07, 2001 8:55 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Astonia(?) =
grand</DIV>
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size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I respectfully disagree. Play a few =
Estonias before
you make a judgement call like this one. I mean play them right out of =
the
box! Don't tune it first, don't touch the regulation, don't do any =
voicing,
then tell me what you think.<BR><BR>Again, =
Respectfully,<BR><BR>Richard
Galassini
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>But, Richard, if that is going to be the =
criteria then
you would have to judge all pianos the same way. Just to be fair. For =
example,
you would also have to judge Steinway pianos right out of the box. With =
no
in-house tuning, no in-house regulation, no in-house voicing, nothing. =
Just as
they come out of the crate. I've come across more than a few that =
wouldn't fare
much better than the Estonia. The differences being, of course, the =
price and
our expectations. Considering its price, I'd not expect a lot from the
Estonia.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV>
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