Thank you for a well articulated and detailed evaluation. I'm searching for a grand presently, and your appraisal certainly prompts me toward considering a Hailun model as a serious contender. I keep hearing and reading warm praises for this piano maker. "Made in China" carries a negative tone, but one most remember that piano manufacturing has consistently moved westward, from Europe to Atlantic US, to Japan and Korea, and now to China. And China is now the foremost piano consumer market. It is almost inevitable that a serious maker like Hailun would emerge and gain honors, just as the Japanese have done with their higher-level brands like Kawai's Shigeru Kawai and Yamaha with its "S" series. Thanks again.