Steve Pearson wrote: > > Del. Yeah, I saw a Rippen grand at NAMM the day we bombed Iraq. No > kidding. One of the Rippen family was there and hyping it pretty good. > Steve Steve, The grand you saw a NAMM was nothing like the original Rippen I described earlier. The more recent piano was about 5' 2" and had a rim that was made in either Korea or Japan (I don't remember which). The original was about 6' or 6' 1". Although the piano shown with the Lyon & Healy name on it did have some unusual soundboard features, it was MUCH more conventional than the grand I saw in the seventies. If you ever see one of the originals, you'll never forget it. ddf
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC