>A > technological advanced piano with the bias generated by a predisposed > public that is convinced that A Steinway is worth three times what an > equalivalent no name brand will sell for and you will understand the > problem. > Carl Meyer If you are talking about a Steineway made before 1940 you are right. ---ric ps the "predisposed public" is predisposed to thinking they are elite. If the common person bought a SnS the "predisposed" wouldn't want it. That is why it costs three times its worth. Whenever another Horowitz, Rubenstein, Paderwiski, or Rachmaninoff comes along, whoever (piano makers) gets these endorsements will surely have to raise their prices three times. Do you wonder why the modern American names like Van Cliburn, Andre Watts, or even the South American Claudio Araru (sp?) don't endorse? (haven't been asked to?) ? I suppose when production starts to exceed demand they (the makers) will think about the good ole days of "sponsoring a tour".
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