Hupfeld piano

[Les Smith]

On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, David Porritt wrote:

> We recently lamented the cruelty to Naugas for their hide for
> Wurlitzers.  We should also defend the poor Polys that we kill for their
> urethane.  Why are there so many pianos with this plastic put on them? 
> Is it considerably cheaper?  You have to open up the piano to see if
> there is wood in it or if the whole thing is plastic.  The case parts
> creak loudly too.  How did the piano business get so fascinated with
> this stuff?

Dave:  I believe the hope is that if they can distract you with the
shine on the case , maybe you won't take too close a look at the piano
inside. :)

Les Smith