Jeannie, As I explained in a private message to Patrick Draine, the place name is fairly obvious. However, since there's no obvious connection between the place name and the piano, so I was wondering if there's a second (hidden) meaning. The origin of Estey isn't obvious either, unless you know how it used to be spelled. Paul Jeannie Grassi wrote: > Hi Paul, > I'm not sure if this answers your question, but it does fit in the category > of trivia. I asked John Patton and Gary Greene how it was decided to name > the new piano Essex. They said it was another town in Massachusetts, like > Boston. I suggested that Cambridge was a classier name, they didn't agree > :>)) I guess that's why I am not employed by Steinway & Sons. What I'm > unclear about is why they are even choosing names in Massachusetts. What's > wrong with a piano named The Bronx?;>) > > jeannie > > Jeannie Grassi, RPT > Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal > mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of larudee@pacbell.net > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 7:50 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Essex Musings > > This is pure trivia, but does anyone know if Essex = SX, the same way that > Estey > = ST? If so, I presume the S is for Steinway. Any particular significance > to > the X? It doesn't seem to relate to Young Chang in any way that I know of. > > Paul S. Larudee
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