This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I bought a brand-new 1098 three years ago. To make a long story short, I = still have a copy of the 13-page letter I sent to the dealer and copied = Steinway about all the problems I had with it. They ranged from a = soundboard with 1/4" INVERTED crown, nasty nasty ding noises from many = tenor notes, horrible bridge pinning and notching, the pinblock = SEPARATING from the frame, crappy repairs the dealer had done, etc, etc. = If you want all the bloody details email me privately. I think they sound nice for a small piano (except for the dings). Poor = workmanship. When I compare a typical 30 year old Yamaha to ALL 30 year = old Steinway consoles/studios I would take the Yamaha anyday for the = same price. I give them two thumbs down. And then to charge $16,000 for = one............................... Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ray T. Bentley=20 To: Pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:00 PM Subject: Steinway Upright Does anyone on the list have an opinion on the current production = Steinway uprights? I have a client who is considering the purchase of = one. I don't hesitate to recommend their grands, but I've serviced some = less than desirable uprights from say 30 to 40 years back. Have they = improved in recent years? =20 Ray T. Bentley, RPT Alton, IL ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/14/34/19/76/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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