In a message dated 97-04-09 12:18:37 EDT, you write: << I can't help but comment what a big laugh Joe would be having--if he if he were still alive today-- when he saw new Young-Chang pianos being sold with the name "Knabe" on their fallboards. While the old American firms like Chickering, Knabe, George Steck and Weber are long gone, the notorious "stencil system" which they universally decried is alive and well. Joe wouldda loved it! Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net >> I agree, Les. It is a shame to see venerable names attached to shoddy pianos. However, street names can change over the years too. There is a significant portion of the piano buying public now that does not know a Baldwin from a Knabe and so on. Sam Grossner, Chicago.
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