Well, CR doesn't always bat a thousand. But they are about as objective as it gets, and their automotive data is well-corroborated. When I advise clients about Larry Fine's "The Piano Book", I describe it as "Consumer Reports-like", that is, what CR would do if they dared approach this rather daunting subject. (Didn't realize that they already had!) Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> To: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>; caut at ptg.org <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 1:00 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] "All Steinway" -What does it really mean... Memory isn’t what it should be, but +/- 30 years ago Consumer’s Reports did do a review of vertical pianos. I was working for a Mason & Hamlin dealer at the time and the owner brought in the magazine. In console pianos they rated the top two as Mason & Hamlin and Janssen! dp David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Sutton Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:58 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] "All Steinway" -What does it really mean... Wouldn't it be interesting if Consumer Reports did a "Piano" issue!!! What categories would they use to test, compare and rate pianos? How would they conduct the tests? Ed S. ----- Original Message ----- From: reggaepass at aol.com To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] "All Steinway" -What does it really mean... Jeff, You have made some interesting points here. However, as a lifetime subscriber to Consumer Reports and someone who holds products' reliability in high esteem, it is not just marketing that has kept my family rolling in Toyotas and Hondas for the past twenty years. Most of their models really do require less maintenance than most models made by American manufacturers. And they last as long or longer than their American counterparts I would hate to see Steinway of New York go under, nor are they likely to in the foreseeable future. General Motors is another matter, though, and the difference is much more than mere marketing. Alan Eder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081124/bdddc48d/attachment-0001.html>
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