In the New York Times of February 17, 2004, James Barron describes the fine-tuning of grand pianos by Bruce Campbell, expert craftsman at Steinway & Sons factory in Astoria, New York City. The tone regulator's job is to gauge the promise of pianos that need to sound large and appealing when they leave the factory.

For additional information from the Loper website about grand pianos, please see A Piano in the Parlor.

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