endorsement

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 20:03 08/13/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>I'm sure you've seen this many times if you get to tune Betsy Ross
>spinets -- a decal that says "Endorsed by the Philadelphia Orchestra."
>Does anyone have some historical data to verify this?  Can this be true
>in any way?
>
>Regards, Clyde



Anecdotal, but I remember seeing TV advertisements  for Lester in the 50s 
(Philly TV).  I suspect that the Phila Orch was, as all orchestras seem to 
be, in need of cash, and local piano mfg Lester wanted to advertise.

Give any orchestra a big grand (free) for the stage, and monetary support, 
and they'd endorse you, too.

Metropolitan Opera endorsed Knabe, if I recall, and the little consoles 
extoling that fact aren't exactly the pinnacle of the craft, either.


Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, Ia.  mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu

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