Oh yeah.... I forgot about hammers

[Bec and John]

Hi Keith,

Obviously there's more to a piano than just the action, but I think 
everyone would agree that the piano parts work together to provide an 
experience - so maybe a Steinway with Renner parts should be called a 
Steinner :-)

Maybe the way to approach the situation is to say that <whatever> brand 
piano part is not a Steinway, but may provide a touch/sound/etc a 
customer may prefer or may be better. But if a customer wants a 
"Steinway" and all that means, perhaps it's more appropriate to use 
Steinway parts.

- John


>> My whole feeling about this is that if the Steinway action isn't 
>> replaced with Steinway parts, it is no longer a Steinway.
>
> Well, there's certainly nothing wrong with that viewpoint, Matthew. 
> The Steinway company feels the same way.
>
> Keith