Hello, I would like to add my two cents to the discussion, as a former technician at CCM and inventor of the Wapin. Steinway does what it does best and that is promote itself. What happens to innovation when there is a monopoly? There is no question it will disappear. I am happy for Eric and his success at CCM but I also know that it means that the 1929 Steinway D is being mothballed. For those of you who are unaware, this stellar instrument has an incredible history that I won't go into here. This was the first Wapin concert grand and is still to this day a superior instrument but now it as well as other Wapin instruments will no longer be available at CCM for performance. I can see that the faculty's eyes are coated with $$$$$. There is no way Wapin, and for that matter Stanwood, can compete. Some will veiw this as a good thing. For my part I am deeply saddened. Michael Wathen Former Piano Tech CCM Former PTG member 29 years Presently mathematics high school teacher
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