[CAUT] S&S Hearing Aida!?

[Lance Lafargue]

they are appealing to what drives most consumers in America and while I hate 
it, it works.  That's why buyers of new video games fight, kill, sacrifice 
to be the first to "own" one.  Our society and country in my view is slowly 
going down the toilet.  A customer recently told me that his wife (a medical 
doctor) attended a convention and Steinway was there to make a pitch and 
never mentioned any other benefit to owning a Steinway than investment. 
They are not stupid.  Think about it, even when I play golf, everyone wants 
to brag on having the latest, greatest, most prestigious club, ball, gadget. 
Look around at cars, houses, etc.  Most folks are living beyond their 
incomes purely to impress others.   Are we playing into the Chinese's hands? 
Steinway's plan is a good one, just a sad reflection on where we have gone.

Lance Lafargue, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD
LPIANOS.com
lafargue at bellsouth.net
4244 Hwy 22 Mandeville, LA 70471
985.72P.IANO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Ellis" <claviers at nxs.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S Hearing Aida!?


> Yes, I saw it too, and my reaction was not good.  What kind of message 
> does
> that send?  Does it suggest that people who are in the Steinway "society"
> are hard of hearing?  Moreover, I agree with Michelle.  I too think that
> magazine is "gluttonous".  The thing that put Steinway on top for so many
> years was the "image".  "Steinway" meant one thing, and one thing only,
> i.e., high-quality pianos.  No matter what size or style, their pianos had
> only one quality level, while with some competitors, the quality level was
> proportional to the size and type of the instrument.
>
> Now, as per that magazine, what does Steinway represent anyway?  It looks
> like a conglomeration of all sorts of high-end stuff for people who have
> lots of money they didn't earn for themselves and don't know what to do
> with it.  I think, for some extra bucks, it dilutes Steinway's
> long-standing "image", and I think it's a huge mistake!  I'm sorry to see
> this happening!
>
> Jim Ellis
>