---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, While the economic news for Baldwin has been abysmal, the story chez Steinway is quite the opposite. In my opinion, the reason is very simple: Steinway has always maintained that it builds pianos to the *best* of it's ability (whether anyone might take issue with that or not). The manufacturers who have failed and are failing are those who have tried to build a *cheap* piano. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin Steinway Reports First Quarter Results Sales Top $100 Million WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2001--Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB ), one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical instruments, today announced results for the period ending March 31, 2001. Net sales increased 16%, to $101.6 million. Operating profit rose 9%, to $13.1 million from $12.0 million in the prior year period. EBITDA increased 11%, to $16.8 million. Earnings per share were $0.58 for the first quarter, on par with the prior year.... ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/92/d2/83/87/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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