In a sense, I think it's Steinway's answer to Accent, the Yamaha magazine. But instead of promoting it's own piano, with the total expense coming out of Yamaha's public relations department, Steinway went for a maganize that not only promotes it's own instrument, but promotes high society (high on the hog) living. On top of that, instead of it costing the company money, it probably pays for it's self, and might even add money to its coffers. Wim Quoting James Ellis <claviers at nxs.net>: > Yes, I saw it too, and my reaction was not good. What kind of > message does > that send? Does it suggest that people who are in the Steinway > "society" > are hard of hearing? Moreover, I agree with Michelle. I too think > that > magazine is "gluttonous". The thing that put Steinway on top for so > many > years was the "image". "Steinway" meant one thing, and one thing > only, > i.e., high-quality pianos. No matter what size or style, their > pianos had > only one quality level, while with some competitors, the quality > level was > proportional to the size and type of the instrument. > > Now, as per that magazine, what does Steinway represent anyway? It > looks > like a conglomeration of all sorts of high-end stuff for people who > have > lots of money they didn't earn for themselves and don't know what to > do > with it. I think, for some extra bucks, it dilutes Steinway's > long-standing "image", and I think it's a huge mistake! I'm sorry to > see > this happening! > > Jim Ellis > Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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