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<DIV> As far as I know Steinway has no involvement in this at all.This is not a replacement for the Young Chang made Essex line. Robin Olson</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/20/2006 12:41:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, drwoodwind@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>A friend called last night to see if I had any information about the new <BR>christofori pianos coming from China</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>I've tuned about ten of them in the warehouse of the local Steinway dealer, The Beautiful Sound. They are being marketed as a Steinway-endorsed product, but interesting...I tuned a Falcone pianos at another local piano dealer, and THEY WERE THE EXACT SAME PIANO. Everything was identical on the pianos down to the mute rail.</DIV>
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<DIV>So whoever makes Falcones also makes Cristoforis. </DIV>
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<DIV>That reminds me of a joke I'd like to share with you all:</DIV>
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<DIV>Certainly there's been a lot of debate about this subject here on the list...</DIV>
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<DIV>Give up?</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>The Chinese!</DIV>
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<DIV>If you tuned any Cristoforis, you'd find that painfully funny. </DIV>
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<DIV>I haven't tuned any Cristofori grands, but the verticals are typical Chinese pianos; some sound better than others, but they all sound a little thin.</DIV>
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