They are not very "grand" either. Many years back I was told that the naming of this company came about specifically so piano dealers could hang out big banners saying, "Grand Pianos from $395!" If memory serves, in the 1960s that was about their street price. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com — ddfandrich at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:47 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Grander than grand On 8/17/2011 8:56 PM, Mike Kurta wrote: > Ron, I've seen those Robertsons on Canadian pianos. > Mike Kurta Hi Mike, Sure, I'd expect that. But Grands aren't Canadian, are they? Of course the screws might not be original either. Ron N
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