Essex Musings

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Paul,
I'm not sure if this answers your question, but it does fit in the category
of trivia.  I asked John Patton and Gary Greene how it was decided to name
the new piano Essex.  They said it was another town in Massachusetts, like
Boston.  I suggested that Cambridge was a classier name, they didn't agree
:>))  I guess that's why I am not employed by Steinway & Sons.  What I'm
unclear about is why they are even choosing names in Massachusetts.  What's
wrong with a piano named The Bronx?;>)

jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of larudee@pacbell.net
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 7:50 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Essex Musings


This is pure trivia, but does anyone know if Essex = SX, the same way that
Estey
= ST?  If so, I presume the S is for Steinway.  Any particular significance
to
the X?  It doesn't seem to relate to Young Chang in any way that I know of.

Paul S. Larudee