Keith, When you order a set of underlevers from Steinway in NY, they send you Renner parts. :-) Jon Page I have replaced both "authentic' Steinway (Renner) and Renner USA. The Renner USA is an exact duplicate of the system frame-wise. Both have logistic hurdles when fitting to older models but pound for pound the Renner USA Kit is the way to go. At 06:48 PM 2/12/98 -0600, you wrote: >>Keith A. McGavern wrote: >>> When considering replacement parts for Steinway pianos, here is something >>> to take into consideration: "If it doesn't have 12,116 genuine Steinway >>> parts, it isn't a Steinway." >> >>There is a word for this... it's called "marketing" :-) >>Also- Steinway has been using Renner parts for years. The German >>Steinways use Renner actions exclusively. >> >>...Just a thought >> >>Rob Goodale, RPT > >Let me more accurately rephrase the above, Rob. > >When considering replacement parts for American made Steinway pianos, here >is something >to take into consideration: >"If it doesn't have 12,116 genuine Steinway parts, it isn't a Steinway." >(ad in the February 1998 Piano Technicians Journal, page 16) > >Even under the concept of "marketing", I consider this the truth, as it is >presented by Steinway & Sons. > >Keith A. McGavern
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