Couldnt help dropping this one out to you all just before leaving..... Just in on my desk from the Steinway rep / agent for Noway... part of his price offer for sale of a Hamburg D with official references to S&S on his letter head made the following statement.. Translated from the Norwegian... "Steinway and Sons grand pianos need of course no introduction. I would, in spite of that, remind (you) that they still build their instruments in the classic piano building tradition., which imparts to the soundboard a unique lifespan, 70 to 100 years. This, in contrast to ordinary grand pianos, where crown disapears after just a few years. Steinway grand pianos are to be viewed as collectors items from the day of delivery from the factory" All in all... I knew I just had to share this with you. This in no way reflects my own opinons, and I am quite uncertain just how much Steinway and Sons themselves would support the statement... in which case they might be interested in making their real position clear on this matter given the rather official "Steinway and Sons" appearance to this letter. Y'all have a good summer now...ya hear ? -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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