Question???

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Hello,


      I am not a piano tech, but rather a curious piano player.  I read in 
one of your archives from 1996 that the "Horugel" piano is just like the name 
sounds, horrible.  I have been playing on a Horugel piano since 1984 and I 
love it. I happen to know some history behind the name.  One of the replies 
to the post that I read said that the Horugel pianos where an early import 
from Korea, that is only partly true.  Maybe the pianos that were "Horrible" 
that were a name for the Samick company were, but the name originated in 
Germany. Then the founder of the company moved to Japan. Eventually the 
company moved to Korea, where perhaps quality was lost due to mass 
production.  Why is it that the Horugel piano that I have is different then 
others that seem to be so bad?  

I would just like to hear some opinions on this.  
Thanks

Mike Hoeruegel 
Bellingham Washington
 
BTW: Hoeruegel is the Americanized version of Horugel, so perhaps I am a 
little biased that the company was founded by a relative.