Irmler pianos are made in China and are then prepped in the Blüthner factory near Leipzig. Apparently, they come out of there playing and sounding very decent. A friend of mine in Germany has been turning them over quite well. Personally, I agree with Allen on the issue of sticking historical and/or prestigious names on new designs made in Asia. I have to chuckle when I see ads of pianos made in China boasting of their two hundred and forty-seven year heritage in piano making. (Numbers have been changed to protect the insolent) Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info at pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com On Feb 20, 2007, at 15:01, Allen Wright wrote: > > Interesting and appropriate that Bluthner owns the name. It's a little > hard to tell whether the new Irmlers are made in Germany or Asia, from > the site. It always seems a little poignant to me when venerable old > names like that, with long traditions, are taken over and used to sell > pianos that have no relationship (structurally or aesthetically) to > the originals (if these new ones are Asian-made, that is). Nothing > against Asian pianos, mind you - but why not start a new tradition > with a new name, like Pearl River and others? > > > Best regards, > > Allen Wright > London, UK -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1321 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070220/ba1f2a9b/attachment.bin
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