[CAUT] Newspaper reference to Yamaha Thomaston

[Fred Sturm]

On 2/14/07 6:11 PM, "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org> wrote:

> At 12:23 PM 2/14/2007, you wrote:
>> <http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/business/16648083.htm>
>> --
>> Jim Harvey, RPT
>> <harvey.pianotech at gmail.com>
>> <www.harveypiano.com>
> 
> Hi, Jim
> 
> Pasting from the article:
> 
> <<
> "It was tough. It was difficult for us (to close the plant)," Lewis
> said. "On the other hand, we were one of the very last facilities of
> this type to stay on in the United States."
> 
> The only other piano factory in the nation is Steinway in New York, he said>>
> 
> Kawai? And Charles Walter? Am I just out of touch or is he wrong?
> 
> Susan  
> 
> 
Not to mention Mason & Hamlin. And Baldwin (sorta). And maybe Astin Weight
(haven't heard specifically about them one way or another, but someone told
me he thought they were still around). And Samick on the way (but he
wouldn't want to mention that).
Fred