Horrible Horugels !

[Peter Fletcher]

Hey Guys I got one of these here in Cape Town South Africa. I had always 
assumed that they were "No Name Brands" from the East (The farther the 
better) and that some enterprising soul having correctly assessed them for 
the total C*** that they are had received a rush of blood to the head and 
come up with the name "Horugel" as a play on words for Horrible - Geddit 
?!!!!!! A theory is all.

>From: "Tony Caught" <caute@optusnet.com.au>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Horugal Help
>Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 14:33:05 +0930
>
>Samick made these pianos in the late 70's early 80's. recognised for the
>orange peel paint of the cabinets.  This is way before they employed that
>German designer Klaus Fenner.
>
>Horrible Horugal's were sold in Aust for a while by independent importers.
>
>Tony Caught ICPTG
>Australia
>caute@optusnet.com.au
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kevin E. Ramsey <ramsey@extremezone.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:37 PM
>Subject: Re: Horugal Help
>
>
> >     I've seen a couple. I believe that they were made by Samick for our
> > Brothers south of the border; i.e. South America. They do have a
>reputation
> > of being "horrible", although they're not that bad. Of course, we could
>sell
> > some regulation and voicing work on almost all of them that I have seen.
>But
> > they'll never be a really great piano, like some Steinway's I've worked
>on,
> > and most Yamaha's or Kawai's or Baldwin's are capable of. ( In that 
>order)
> >
> >
> > Kevin E. Ramsey
> > ramsey@extremezone.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Goodale" <rrg@nevada.edu>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 5:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: Horugal Help
> >
> >
> > > Never heard of it.  It sounds European.  Is this common in your area?
> > >
> > > Rob Goodale, RPT
> > > Lost Wages, NV
> > >
> > > Phil Bondi wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Rob:
> > > >
> > > > > A G-3, We're talking about a Yamaha here correct?
> > > >
> > > > um..no...the subject line reads..Horugal.
> > > >
> > > > I wish it was a Yamaha...
> > > >
> > > > roo(k)
> > >
> >
>

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