> > The major problem for many techs is not the condition of the > instruments > so much as the claims of such superior products combined with such > poor > condition of them. The design of the instrument is the only thing > superior left, > imho. The execution of that design, and the following adjustments, > are far less > than stellar, and seems to be deteriorating. All the while, the > condescension of the factory continues, and the people that know > the disparity,(that > would be us techs), wonder how they can get away with such a facade. > Ed Foote RPT This statement is basically true for the New York factory. Great post. The only thing I seriously question is the statement "The execution...seems to be deteriorating." I think the quality control goes up and down, as it has since 1983. Some new Steinways I see, usually bigger pianos, are nice. Others are not. Heard the new "O's" are nice. Regards rat back atcha DA
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