The President of the Estonia Piano Factory (NYC resident and recent PhD recipient at Juilliard) asked that I forward this message, as he is not a subscriber to this list but has been notified of listee's concerns... John Cordogan Cordogan's Pianoland and Cordogan's Piano Gallery Illinois' Largest Piano Store "More pianos than you can shake a leveling stick at" Chicagoland's Kawai, Sauter, Estonia and Kemble dealer www.chicagopianos.com <<Dear PTG technicians, Thank you very much for your kind comments on the ESTONIA pianos, and to all our ESTONIA fans - thank you very much for your support to our instruments. ESTONIA pianos come from the Republic of Estonia, a nation of 1.5 million people on the eastern shore of the Baltic states. Despite several foreign dominations and European wars, the piano making, that was started back in 1779, has still successfully continued. After the WW II, Estonia was forcefully occupied into the Soviet Union. During that period, as with many products of the former USSR, the quality reflected that of the political situation. However, through its own language, culture and traditions, Estonia was able to continue its identity and gain full freedom again in 1991. In the last 8 years the Republic of Estonia, as well as its pianos, have changed tremendously. The piano factory - AS Estonia Klaverivabrik - was privatized, and the new owners and managers introduced new models of 5'4 and 5'6, made over 40 changes towards higher quality in our 6'3" model and about as many changes to the 9'0" grands. New artisans and technicians got hired, so did many new suppliers, and today we are talking of the new ESTONIA pianos. This has brought so much excitement to dealers and technicians that our factory's orders have increased over 400 % in the last four years, and that while only increasing the quality. The emphasis of superb tonal qualities, keyboard touch, of quality European components and of the old-fashioned good name reputation - these are all part of the Estonia pianos. Therefore, in case you need some help or assistance with your questions, be it information in general, related to tuning and regulation, parts, supplies, or the location of our dealers, please find here our e-mail address: epfactory@aol.com (in the USA) or epfactory@online.ee (in Estonia). We are glad to assist you. With best wishes, Dr. Indrek Laul, President Estonia Piano Factory
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