<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/9/2006 10:45:38 PM Central Standard Time, tunerdude@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>So, when, exactly does Steinway actually use exclusively "Steinway" parts??? <BR>Do they not purchase stuff and parts from outside their hallowed halls???<BR><BR>Robin Blankenship<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>They might purchase the raw materials, like wool, steel, wood, etc, but they make their own case and action parts. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>