<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=Windows-1252> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 acc_role="text" CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV> <DIV>Terry-</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Larry Fine seems to think Boston pianos are made in Japan by Kawai Musical Instruments, Inc.</DIV> <DIV>and Essex pianos are made by Young Chang. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-Lou</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 19, 2007 6:45 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Boston Pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Both Boston & Essex are built by Young Chang.<BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> To: <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: Boston Pianos<BR>Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:38:14 -0500<BR>From: <A title=mailto:wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">wimblees@aol.com</A><BR><BR><WBR>As far as I know, Bostons are made by Kawai and Essex are made by Young Chang.<BR><BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter Press<BR>www.pianotuning.com</DIV><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 4:03 pm<BR>Subject: RE: Boston Pianos<BR><BR> <DIV id=EC_AOLMsgPart_2_77c58527-026a-40d0-8a15-e3aa97a3eddc> <STYLE> ExternalClass #EC_AOLMsgPart_2_77c58527-026a-40d0-8a15-e3aa97a3eddc EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} ExternalClass #EC_AOLMsgPart_2_77c58527-026a-40d0-8a15-e3aa97a3eddc EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </STYLE> Boston and the lesser line, "Essex" pianos are "designed by steinway'. but made by YOUNG CHANG (or Pearl River..Eech!) in Korea, *not* Kawai of Japan. Big Difference.<BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR><BR>> From: <A title=mailto:1stpianoman@mchsi.com href="mailto:1stpianoman@mchsi.com">1stpianoman@mchsi.com</A><BR>> To: <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>> Subject: Boston Pianos<BR>> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:04:28 -0600<BR>> <BR>> Steinway is really getting a lot of press from its "All Steinway"schools.<BR>> Are there many schools that accomplish this without the Kawai manufactured<BR>> Boston or the Essex?<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: <A title=mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A title=mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org? href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>> Of <A title=mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</A><BR>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:25 PM<BR>> To: <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>> Subject: Pianotech Digest, Vol 1293, Issue 83<BR>> <BR>> Send Pianotech mailing list submissions to<BR>> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>> <BR>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>> <A title=https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" target=_blank>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A><BR>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>> <A title=mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</A><BR>> <BR>> You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>> <A title=mailto:pianotech-owner@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-owner@ptg.org">pianotech-owner@ptg.org</A><BR>> <BR>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>> than "Re: Contents of Pianotech digest..."<BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR> <HR> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. <A title=http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007 href="http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007" target=_blank>Connect now!</A> = </DIV> <DIV class=EC_AOLPromoFooter> <HR> Email and AIM finally together. 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