Mona Lisa effect

[Delwin D Fandrich]

| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
| david@davidandersenpianos.com
| Sent: October 06, 2005 9:13 AM
| To: Pianotech; Pianotech
| Subject: Re: Mona Lisa effect
| 
| hi--this is a ridiculous thing.  Does Mercedes Benz make 
| 60,000 Mona Liisas a year, and then when AMG takes the brand 
| new car and  20 grand US and makes it a way better vehicle, 
| optimizes its performance capabilities, it's then defaced, 
| destroyed, devalued?
| 
| I think not.  See how stupid this dogmatic line of thinking is?
| 
| David A.
| To:  Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
| 
| I'm sure Steinway would like to be in a position to trademark 
| their sound, warts and all. Harley Davidson does this with 
| the sound of their bikes. It's unique, and people have grown 
| to love the sound. 

Were they actually able to do this? The last I heard this effort was going
nowhere.

Del