a rose by any other name...

[Delwin D Fandrich]

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Sent: August 10, 2002 7:10 AM
Subject: a rose by any other name...


> I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell a piano with no name.  ("What kind
of
> piano is it?" "Well, I don't really know.")  Would it be too disreputable,
or
> deceptive, to slap a decal on the fallboard?  (Kind of a homemade stencil
> piano.)  Maybe I could call it a "Pineway"! (Spelled Peinway, of course.)
> Seriously, I'm thinking more along the lines of "Jacob & Sons", or
something
> venerable like that.
>
> What do you think?  Is this out of line?

Yes. It is always inappropriate to knowingly put a false name on a 'no-name'
piano. Do your work on it and sell it based on the value of your work and on
its value as a musical instrument.

Del