Walter

[Farrell]

Yeah, but what if someone comes over for dinner and sees it? That's where
the name matters. If the guests see Bosendorfer or Fazioli, they will think
the host purchased a cheap foriegn piano. They'll worry: "What's for
dinner? - Frozen fish sticks?"

----- Original Message -----
From: <LarryinAtlanta@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Walter


> In a message dated 5/25/01 2:06:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ramsey@extremezone.com writes:
>
> <<  As an aside; yesterday I went out for a tuning on a new Steinway B.
>  Brand new, twenty two cents flat, no big deal. Pitch raised it, fine
tuned
> it. Then I asked the owner, a nice Korean lady, if she would like to try
the
> piano out before I left. Turns out she's basically a beginner. I told her
> that if she ever wanted to up-grade to a better piano, she wouldn't be
able
> to. Must be great to start out at the top of the food chain.  >>
>
>
> That would be a fine answer, except it isn't correct. There are quite a
few
> pianos higher up the food chain from a Steinway B. Or a D for that matter.
A
> lot of very fine pianos that are designed better, built better, sound
better,
> and play better get overlooked because too many people simply take a name
and
> make assumptions.
>
> Not meaning to offend, just making the point. I do agree however that a
> Steinway B for a beginner is a bit of overkill.
>
>
> Larry