words fail me......

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:23:58 +0100


Sorry

Doesnt really wash. We've been here, done that, seen it... etc. You wanna make a
pianer.. then make one instead of a lollipop

My view.

RicB

"Becker, Lawrence (BECKERLR)" wrote:

> Dearest list-
>
> Let me take a contrarian view.  Of course, these designs are extremely
> kitchy; but what better way to let people know that there are still Baldwin
> pianos being made?  (Got our attention, didn't it?)  I have seen Baldwin
> grands coming from the factory since Gibson took over, and they are at least
> as good as previously, IMHO.  They even have German hammers now, giving a
> sound I like better.
>
> I know they have dealt their dealers dirty.  I feel worse about that than
> these circus-poster splendors.  Let us not forget Liberace, after all!
>
> "May you live in interesting times!"...ancient Chinese curse.
>
> Lawrence
> Former Baldwin factory worker and Cincinnati-area service co-ordinator.
>
> Lawrence Becker, RPT
> Piano Technician
> College-Conservatory of Music
> University of Cincinnati
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Donald McKechnie [mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu]
> Sent:   Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:51 AM
> To:     caut@ptg.org
> Subject:        words fail me......
>
> List,
>
> As the colleague who sent me this URL stated, "words fail me....."
>
> http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/2003/jan17b.html
>
> Hey, I know, let's blame it on Roger! :-))
>
> Don McKechnie
>
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Richard Brekne
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UiB, Bergen, Norway
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