I will not attempt to defend Eric Stott's reaction to Don Teach's
statement as I don't have too much familiarity with the quality of
old pianos of different brands than Steinway.  However, for Don to
prove true the statement about "the oldest rule in the piano business"
would take a long time.  I'm not saying that Steinways are hands down
"the best of all," (what piano is there that could possibly satisfy
every single one of us?) and I'm not saying that everything besides
Steinways is just silly.

Our (non-player) Cable console piano is probably one of the best
examples that I've personally seen/heard/played.  It has a very
comfortable tone, not too harsh, not too soft -- just the right amount.

There was a full grand piano (also non-player) in the (now disbanded)
Trinity Baptist Church in South Wichita, Kansas.  (I never did take
the time to find its brand, but I'm sure it was superb.)  That piano
was _the_ piano, if there ever was such a thing. It had a very nice
brownish polyurethane stain and sounded absolutely magnificent.  I have
no idea where this piano went, after the church building was sold.  I
do know that it went back to the family from which it had been donated.

Luke Myers
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