<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/3/2005 5:29:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, sharonand= monty@hotmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve come across a couple of uprights, owne= d locally by the public school district, that are new Schumann’s.&nb= sp; This is the U 822 model, Serial #HHA01131.  As I’ve gone in= to tune, I’ve noticed that both have had bass strings broken and re= paired, roughly in the same area.  One of them is missing an F2 string.=   I’m guessing that these bass strings were broken in the move,= or delivery.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ll order another to replace it with, but = I’m curious if 1) this has been an issue that has come up before wit= h the Schumann, 2) who now makes this critter, and 3) where are they manufac= tured?  By looking at the felts, cabinet, and hammers, my guess is that= it is a fairly recent model, within the past 8-10 years.  </SPAN></FON= T></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>By the model and serial number, these are Samicks. The Schumann name ha= sn't been used since the early 90s.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>