Ottostein piano

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Geoff,
                   Made by Samick in the Korean factory.  K Korean, J 
Decade 2000, L 2 Year. G Month July.  Piano Manufactured  In Korea July 
2002.  Ottostein is contract built for Tom Lee Music.
Knabe is made by SMC.
Roger Jolly
Technical Consultant.
Samick Music Corp.


At 10:04 PM 1/22/2008, you wrote:
>Greetings all --
>
>I just worked on a very nice four year old Ottostein upright piano. The 
>family is Chinese and they purchased the piano new in Hong Kong. Just last 
>month they moved to Los Angeles. The piano was shipped out and arrived 
>about two weeks ago.
>
>Pierce doesn't list the name. But on the piano was a sticker that said Tom 
>Lee Piano Co., which appeared to me at the time to be the name of the 
>store where the piano was purchased. From a Google search it appears that 
>Tom Lee is actually a manufacturer AND a retail outlet with stores in 
>China, Hong Kong and Canada. Pierce indicates that Tom Lee actually makes 
>pianos at its factory in Kowloon, Hong Kong, but Ottostein is not listed 
>in the Pierce Atlas. (The piano has a very low serial number so that's not 
>surprising.)
>
>Parts, and the serial number, KJLG 00254, look very similar to the new 
>Knabe, but I can't at the moment remember whose making those. Does anyone 
>have any experience or further knowledge of Ottostein? There is absolutely 
>nothing wrong with this piano. I'm just curious. Especially since I can't 
>find anything.
>
>Thanks --
>
>-- Geoff Sykes
>-- Los Angeles
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