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This is pure audiophile talking meaning absolutely nothing and wrapped in pseudo science. If it was really doing this, it would mean an even more pronounced dead spot by frequency cancelling. I've been in the audiophile sphere during so many years, and it's the kind of things you read very often, alongside the extraordinary snake oil. I'm still an audiophile, but not an idiophile.

You'll also have to be a 4/4 player, too bad I'm a 9/8 one.

I've read the whole article and it sounds like an audiophile advert, so a lot of bullshīt... According to them a FatFinger will only move the dead spot when their item, which is exactly the same principle, will suppress it: come on... That said Fender's advert comments about their FatFinger (which was not their idea, but they bought the brand) also contain a lot of bullshīt, but at least it's half the price and we know what it really does : it simply adds mass to the headstock, changing the resonance and moving the dead spot to a way less annoying place on the neck.

The dead spot is inevitable on instruments as it's linked to their resonant frequency and every material has one. You could add some weight on the headstock to move it further away so it won't annoy you, something like the (Fender) FatFinger can do wonders and it's easy to place and remove.

This top is just looking amazingly ... amazing. 😍

If you are frustrated by the pieces, then move on. And as @LawrenceH said, come back after a while and you'll be amazed how "easy" they were, simply because you've learnt something more difficult. It's indeed all in the mindset. That said, piano is not an easy instrument at all, but you can play it.

You see, the effect of the title is already working: That piqued your interest.

Don't!

Just for the record, the S.U.B. is not the sub level of SBMM, but were originally made in San Luis Obispo, California, from 2003 to 2006, as an entry series for the original Stingray, then they were manufactured in China and now in Indonesia as the entry level of the SBMM. Music Man stopped the contract with HHI/Davitt & Hanser, that started in the mid to late 90's to 2008, who were manufacturing the OLP basses in China and then in Indonesia. Since 2008 the SBMM are manufactured by Praxis Musical Instruments.

If you're not afraid of botox...

Been doing this so many times during the 90's and early 2000's when I had my own repair shop... But I always removed the rubber strip to make a full cleaning as these were still the cigarettes glory days and most of these keyboards were simply full of smoke residues and soooo sticky. 🤢🥴

But, but, but, you forgot the tonepick.

A new way to lose fingers efficiently... 🤦🏻😂🤪

Maybe it's because you don't have a 2 meter high powering tower...

I'll download it today, but as it doesn't seem to work as a standalone, I guess it's quite useless, for me, at least. I like the feature that recalibrates your headphones according to their serial number. That said, I'm using IK Multimedia Arc On-Ear since day one, it's not free, but it turns (or not) a lot of headphones into a flat response, without loosing their inherent character and matching their impedance (which is the biggest issue with headphones), and it also simulates (or not) the sound of a perfect studio with (or not) legendary speakers. You can also store your headphones in the unit and once it's done, it works as an excellent audio soundcard as well as an excellent DAC and excellent headphones preamp ... totally standalone. I think the overall Arc system is the best around for home studio of high quality. https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/arconear/

Hiscox used to sell padded pockets designed for this purpose...

Living in a very old house with wooden floors, I've been using the Auralex and then the Harley Benton with great success to tame the bass end of amps a lot.

Did anyone see Sarah Connor in the matrix these days?

This piano hasn't seen the light of day since around 6 months, when I started playing again (and definitely) one with 88 black and white keys. Maybe I'll even sell that Le Fay...

That said, owning this means that I'm easy to convince about Aristides instruments...

I love the Tron model @LowB_FTW! 😍

And their prices are even very decent for such interesting instruments (just check how the body is made). Thanks for sharing, Russ! 😊 https://aristidesinstruments.com/