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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
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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
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