<!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>Joe, I must disagree with you. Viennese = action pianos are not an abomination. The good ones, such as = Boesendorfer, Streicher, Schweighofer et play very well. I have played a few in good condition, and must tell you that if the original leather-covered = hammers are still in good condition, they can suound surprisingly well, yet = different from normal pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But they are indeed very different from = grands with modern action. The touch is much more direct but with somewhat less = power and slower repetition.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While I wouldn't reccomenfd them as = practice instrument for a young pianist-wannabe, they are very good for the more knowledgeable people, who can understand that the technique and the = output are quite different.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That being said, I wouldn't recommend a = Viennese piano to anyone unless they really know what it is supposed to = be.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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> Wednesday, October 20, = 2004 5:36 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>I just can't resist! = hehe!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pretty? Well, Maybe. A Piano? NOT! = Although I work on those/these, I can't recommend them to anyone. What an abomination!<G> A true PSO, IMO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BUT, the price is = right!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>