I’m lusting after those new 17s, but I wouldn’t want to order one without hearing some reviews first. L&H stopped making the old 17s (semi-grand with 46 strings) several years ago and then within the last year or so starting making them again, but now they have 47 strings in what they call a “concertino” version, slightly smaller than a full concert grand. And sometimes with a new model there are “bugs” to be worked out…
So, has anybody tried one and have any comments on tone, string spacing or tension? Ergonomic feel? Maybe there will be one at the AHS festival in California coming up soon?