J. Irmler decal

[Allen Wright]

Jurgen,

I'm glad to hear that the "new" Irmlers are at least decently made.

I read recently that some churches in England have it written into  
their covenant (not sure that's the right word) that the building  
can't be used again for a church of another denomination, if the  
original one dies out; they can instead be converted into trendy  
clothing stores, chic hotels, flats, or any number of other things.  
Maybe piano companies should have a similar restriction, but on the  
use of their names?    : )

Although to complete the analogy, it might then be odd to someday  
encounter, say, a Steinway street cleaning vehicle, or Bechstein  
concrete plant or some such (if these venerated companies ever went  
out of business, god forbid).

Thanks for your interesting responses.

Allen Wright

On 21 Feb 2007, at 05:04, Jurgen Goering wrote:

> 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






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