Hi Dale Its the pits aint it ? Its like you cant win for loosing. You almost have to get an order for such a rebuild or you run great risks at siting on it. That is unless you can get somehow into the marketing game.... but if you do that well...you have to sell your soul, at least more then is comfortable for most of us. Sad thing is that I am sure your piano is just wonderful, as no doubt is Ron Nossamans, as was the Overs instrument I saw in Reno (despite the capstan problem at the time). I mean really... how could they be otherwise ? Competant rebuilders doing what they love most and puting their own heart and soul into the thing. They no doubt have their own character, but the quality built into them is hard to dispute from any perspective. I guess thats why I harp on about all this Steinway bashing. I mean they really are caught in between a rock and a hard place in the first place. And in the second place... putting your heart and soul into building the best you can has to just stand on its own. Injection of all the bitterness I hear just detracts from the glitter of what YOU've got. Bad sales tactics... at least for the guy chasing the pack. Bad anyways from a ethics point of view IMB. Still... politics is a rotten game, and marketing is as close an allied art to politics as you can get me thinks. Hopefully, things like the PTG initiative to set up a rebuilders section at the exhibitions hall might help out a bit. And if they opened and encouraged visits by the general public then perhaps a ball might get rolling that might turn into something bigger. Lots of potential in this direction me thinks. Grin... Maybe I'll have to get you to come over here and walk me through a C I know about that would be really neat to rebuild. Late 1800's, Case still in tact... actually sounds pretty ok given its history... but all the tell tale signs of age mind you. Ivory inlay logo in the front.... classy. Needs a lot of work tho to make it look new again.... Well, its nice to dream anyways. Cheers RicB ----------------- Ric In the spirit of dispassionate reality I have to agree with your assessments of the situation. It is what it is. I've got a Killer remanufactured D for sale . One of the best I've heard. I really love the sound of this piano as have the masses that have heard & played it but if a tech, company or whomever has no effective marketing avenue to sell such an item & make profit & do it again then it sits unsold. Now as it stands with me now I won't be buying any D's to speculate on again. No what I mean?To much money invested to long. So in my book marketing is everthing. A nine foot anything is a tough sell I know but This is a standout piano. Ready to go & can now be seen at the L.A. Atelier At the end of the day if you can't sell a product then your done. So advertising guys go with what works & I can't blame them a bit. I may not agree with it but if it's working then they/we stay in business. Dale Erwin
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