What I'M thinking is that they had 12,011 chances to get it right in the first place. pd I've been asked this question "Is it still a Steinway" and as I said before, I can only admit I don't understand the question. I've been thinking today that there might be the Mona Lisa effect here. You can like the Mona Lisa or not, your choice. However as the most widely recognized work of art ANY change to it would be considered defacing it. Is this what these people are asking? Do they think that Steinway makes 3,000 Mona Lisas a year and that any change is defacing? Steinway promotes this idea with their ads ("If it doesn't have 12,011 genuine Steinway parts it isn't a Steinway"). Is this what they are thinking? dp David M. Porritt Paul E. Dempsey, RPT Piano Technician Sr. Marshall University Huntington, WV 304-696-5418 304-617-1149
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