This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Since "consumers" will pay three times as much for an S&S than a = sometimes equal quality "other brand" I'd say they "the consumers" are = already terminally confused and Steinway wants to keep it that way. =20 What better evidence of their desire to capitalize on their name than = Boston and Essex? Or could that be a sign that they may be faltering? Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California cmpiano@attbi.com=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:38 AM Subject: Re: improvements In a message dated 5/3/02 11:40:50 AM Central Daylight Time, = RNossaman@KSCABLE.com writes:=20 I look at it the other way. Why do all the other manufacturers have = to keep=20 > coming out with new models? That tells me that even they are not = satisfied=20 > with what the have been building, and need to improve. Doesn't say = much for=20 > the previous pianos from the same company, does it?=20 >=20 > Wim=20 And wouldn't this be as likely a reason as any for Steinway's = reluctance to=20 make design changes?=20 Ron N=20 I would say so. They aren't changing, because they are satisfied with = what they have. When they did want to make some changes, they went for a = completely different models, names and lines, so as to not confuse the = consumers.=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/17/91/7b/2f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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