[pianotech] Re: Lindner Information

[Phillip Ford]

I'm still unclear as to the connection between Lindner and Rippen.  Would
someone care to explain that to me?

Phil F

On Sat, 07 Sep 2002 21:37:25 +0200 antares <antares@EURONET.NL> wrote:

> The place where they built this monster was
> SHANNON in IRELAND.
> 
> 
> It was the almost last attempt to make money.
> I later met a son of Mr Rippen in Amsterdam in
> the work place of a
> colleague.
> My colleague said hello to me when I entered
> his work place but did not
> introduce me to his guest.
> Instead he said " ah! good of you to come, we
> want to ask you your opinion
> of that upright piano over there".
> 
> I walked to 'that piano', played it for a short
> while, made up my mind and
> said :
> 
> "I like it, it is a good piano, it reminds me
> of a better version of a well
> known Dutch piano which is not fabricated
> anymore".
> 
> Then the un-introduced gentleman came forward,
> thanked me for my remark and
> introduced himself as one of the sons of the
> (in Holland) well known Mr.
> Rippen.
> 
> He later told me that the piano I had examined
> was a prototype made in
> Malaysia. I don't know what happened to him and
> his new Malaysian made
> product but I thought it was a remarkable
> story.
> 
> 
> 
> friendly greetings
> from
> 
> Antares,
> 
> Amsterdam, Holland
> 
> "where music is, no harm can be"
> 
> visit my website at : 
> http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/
> 
> 
> > From: "Delwin D Fandrich" 
> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 12:15:43 -0700
> > To: 
> > Subject: Lindner Information
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phillip Ford" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: September 07, 2002 8:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: Currier
> > 
> > 
> >>> Hi Currier lot,
> >>> 
> >>> The concept is there, the same as the
> concept
> >>> of the piano built in Ireland
> >>> (name ?) is there.
> >> 
> >>> Tony Caught
> >>> caute@optusnet.com.au
> >> 
> >> I've heard mention of this Irish piano a
> couple of times now.  I don't
> > know
> >> anything about it.  Can someone provide more
> info or a reference to go
> > find
> >> some more info.
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >> Phil F
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > Phil, et al:
> > 
> > Well, as a matter of fact...I have a brochure
> on those as well. It doesn't
> > have all of the nice, pretty pictures that
> the Currier brochure has--a lot
> > more text than pictures--but I can probably
> put together a MS Word document
> > with the best of the text and a couple of the
> pictures.
> > 
> > Same offer -- please send me an e.mail with
> "Lindner Scan" in the subject
> > line and your e.mail address in the message
> box. I'll send the file out
> > early next week.
> > 
> > Del
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
>