<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div>NY Times  7-30-12.....Music Article</div><div><br></div><div>  On the front page of the digital NY Times  " For More Pianos, Last Note </div><div>is the Thud in the Dump"</div><div><br></div><div> " Instead of spending hundreds or thousands to repair an old piano, you</div><div>can buy a new one made in China that's just as good, or you can buy a digital</div><div>one that doesn't need need tuning and has all kinds of bells and whistles," said</div><div>Larry Fine, the editor and publisher of Acoustic & Digital Buyer " the industry bible.</div><div><br></div><div>The picture seen around the world is of a vintage Knabe grand being trashed.</div><div>Confirms what I've always said, he doesn't know what he is talking about.</div><div><br></div><div>Brent Fischer</div><div>30 yr. member of the PTG / Registered Craftsman / retired</div></div></body></html>