No, it is not merely marketing "poo-poo"! Foundry castings need time to "cure" for strength, as does wood etc.. I think it is best to take as long as necessary to do a job right, and not rush anything. Although Steinway's quality has fluctuated badly over the years, and their marketing tactics have occassionally sunk to levels that, say, a MASON ( composers of religious hymns, as well as wonderful pianos ) would never think of*, I think we ought to agree that Steinway still makes some of the best. And it is really not in their interest to fine-regulate instruments prior to sale. They will be going to disparate climates all over the world, purchased largely by people with "tin-ears" for snob appeal and status symbols. If they sounded like Winter spinets, a lot of these buyers would be equally satisfied!!!!!!! As it has been said: "Steinway still makes a good piano if you work with it for a couple of weeks". Fine regulating prior to sale would only drive the price up, in an already battered piano market. The best pianos, "out of the box" that I have ever played are Schimmels, hands down! And I prefer them to Boesendorfers. The tone seems more manageable, the actions more responsive. Wonderful pianos! Gordon Stelter * My favorite story of Steinway marketing "Hi-Jinks" comes from the Chicago world's fair of 1893,where college girls were paid $100 each to rush the stage and rip at Paderewski's hair and clothing. (A Steinway Exclusive Artiste, of course!) --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Hey, it took me about two years to complete board & > bridge repairs, refinish, and restring my first > grand. So now explain to me exactly what time > elapsed has to do with it? > > IMHO, this is just more marketing poo poo. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:31 PM > Subject: how many pianos...? > > > > Can anyone tell me, appoximately, how many > acoustic pianos Yamaha produces > > for the world market each year? And, is it true > that Steinway takes nearly a > > whole year to build just ONE D? thanks! > > > > > > Terry Peterson > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
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