[pianotech] who pays--A perspective On Steinway marketing

Dale Erwin erwinspiano at aol.com
Sun Oct 21 12:57:14 MDT 2012


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Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 



Which incredible amounts of money are those, Dale? Here in the land of 
300,000 people, depressed aircraft industry driven, that ain't 
happening. You folks within an hours drive of 4 million people will 
never get that one - ever.
 That comment was primarily I hope for the long ears listening from ........
 But...Over a lifetime of repairing these pianos, it adds up. And you are correct the geographic/demographic
  difference is huge. I'm 100 miles from 4 plus million folks in the bay area and 300 miles from 12 million in L.A
and the pianos come from farther away. 


> They have provided us with a very special opportunity to develop our
> own research and design capabilities & in all sincerity...I am
> grateful for this.

Bullshit. Ok, whatever and make money at it? 
There are plenty of other pianos with the same problems.
 And no one pays us to repair them although we are rebuilding a schiller upright from Vegas and some Masons From San Diego
  It's 
just the public's and technicians snob attitude connecting to Steinway's 
snob attitude that makes Steinway the most improved make.
 . It is what it is. The name draws money. Money gives opportunity. Hey... I didn't make the rules.
  Are you saying I'm a snob? If so Then you don't know me.


> You      dislike their behavior
> toward you and you dislike them but, they feed you anyway.
I dislike their attitude toward me/us not them personally.  We're saying the same thing.

Wrong. I don't dislike them, but rather their attitude that a 
demonstrably deficient series of design decisions make the best piano in 
the world. And they sure as hell aren't feeding me. 
Understood-Dale

Ron N

 
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