Pianos of the past

DEDICATED and hard-working piano technicians cannot make up for the sad reality of contemporary piano manufacturing [“Pulling Strings to Get It Right,” Sept. 3]. Modern pianos, including the Steinway, have lost their criteria of effective resonance. The manifestation of this sad phenomenon is the dull, colorless sound of instruments that cannot express the beauty of classical music. Audiences are simply bored during piano recitals and pianists suffer in vain. Original instruments from the first half of the 20th century should serve as criteria for contemporary piano builders. We owe it to the great composers, and our dedicated audiences, to revive traditions of these instruments of the past.

INESSA NIKS

Redlands