LINDNER was a side step from the Rippen factory. The Rippen factory was doing badly in the Netherlands and they tried out a new and 'revolutionary' product in SHANNON in Ireland, where labor was cheaper, I guess. They made a monster and they failed. friendly greetings from Antares, Amsterdam, Holland "where music is, no harm can be" visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/ > From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: fordpiano@earthlink.net, Open Forum for Piano Technicians > <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:53:38 -0700 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Re: Lindner Information > > > 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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