Chinese Pianos

[David Ilvedson]

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Yep, good points...how is Charles Walter pianos doing in sales?   I hav=
e only seen a few in the Bay Area...
David I.




Original message
From: "Tom Servinsky" 
To: Pianotech 
Received: 9/30/2005 3:51:30 AM
Subject: Re: Chinese Pianos


Dave,
Very well put.
Tom Servinsky
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Piannaman@aol.com 
To: pianotech@ptg.org 
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: Chinese Pianos


While I'm not a big fan of Chinese pianos in general, they are FAR bett=
er than most of the low end pianos produced in the US in the 70s, 80s a=
nd 90s.  Let's see, would I rather work on a Pearl River or an Andrew K=
ohler spinet.? Or an American made Kohler and Campbell piano of that er=
a?  
 
We used to have a few good mid-range pianos built in the US.  Sohmers a=
nd Everetts were around and were decent little pianos when I first star=
ted in this business, and not dreadfully expensive.  As near as I can t=
ell, Charles Walter is perhaps the only one that fills that bill, and t=
hey are definitely at the high end of mid-range.  
 
Many of these shiny pianos with disc players are purchased by cheap peo=
ple.  By that, I mean people who could afford a Steingraber, but choose=
 to buy little Jenny a "beginner's piano," because it is so pretty and =
a real deal.  People who think nothing of spending 60 grand on an SUV a=
nd all that money to fill it with gas, but who don't consider music "se=
rious" enough to spend real money on.  
 
For some people, though, even a low-end Chinese studio piano is stretch=
ing the budget to the hilt.  Will I refuse to work on that piano?  No, =
because I see that the people are serious about having their child lear=
n music.
 
Let's face it:  manufacturing has gone overseas, and as Ed says, we hav=
e asked for it.  Who on this list has a computer that wasn't made in Ch=
ina?  Who isn't astounded at how inexpensive all of these electronics g=
oods are these days?  Everyone likes cheap stuff.  But it has its cost =
in human terms, as Ed pointed out.
 
The trouble is, when jobs are hard to come buy, even cheap stuff seems =
expensive.
 
ON the griddle,
 
Dave Stahl
 
 
In a message dated 9/29/2005 9:11:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, A440A@ao=
l.com writes:
Greetings, 
       The American public is the reason that China is selling so many =
goods 
over here. We are the ones buying the goods produced over there.  This =
is a 
very clear example of Americans helping themselves to the cheapest barg=
ains at 
the expense of their own industry. 
 

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