Quite true, Del. And thank you for clearing that up about where they were built. I always wondered hoiw long Masons and Chickerings remained at their original (Boston) factory. Any specifics? Gordon --- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: May 16, 2003 5:24 AM > Subject: Aeolian crap > > > > Yes, Del, > > Aeolian's later stuff is utter crap. But let > us > > not forget that prior to 1930 they made Webers, > > Stecks, and Strouds, and put those beautifully > built > > player systems into Steinways. All of it top-notch > > stuff " 'way back when"! > > Thump > > > Yes, and they also built some decent Chickerings, > Mason & Hamlins and > Knabes. All in their original factories. > > But we were discussing the "Henry F Miller" pianos > of the 1960s. These, and > most of the other mis-labeled junk coming out of the > Memphis factory bore > no resemblance whatsoever to the original > instruments. > > Del > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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