<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3354" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>(Accidentally didn't post to the proper thread the first time, and accidentally hit the send button before it was completed. -Sorry if this appears twice. -KRB)</DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>I have been following this thread with great interest; the subject of authentic decals, as well as parts, (as Ron Nossaman and Greg Newell seemed to have just stumbled upon here),  is a fascinating   new development in this thread. Up until now, it seems, no one has questioned whether the decal   itself is genuine or not!</DIV> <DIV><PRE><PRE>As David Love so astutely observed a few posts back, it is really the decal, after all, that creates the authentic Steinway sound.</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>And as Ron has so astutely just asked, "is it a Genuine Steinway Decal, (-or one from some other source?")  "Did you get it from Steinway?"  (-The questions we ALL should be asking.)</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Do you realize, this could explain, once and for all, why certain Steinways don't sound like Steinways?</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Consider now: What are the consequences and implications of putting a non-genuine Steinway decal on a genuine Steinway part, or piano?  (-Non-genuine Steinway tone quality is certain to result!) </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>We can readily see why Steinway does not want anyone putting a Genuine Steinway Decal on a non-genuine Steinway piano or part: Based on David Love's Postulate (above): Genuine Steinway Tone Quality might result!</PRE><PRE>As Ron Nossaman might well say: "Horrors!"  </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Greg  N. candidly admits that this is a D.U. decal, not a Genuine Steinway one!   ( -Name abbreviated to protect D.U. ) </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE> (Is Steinway monitoring this forum?  -Maybe they should be.) </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Why should D.U. be allowed to make copies (knock-offs! ) of Genuine Steinway Decals? And to have technicians routinely placing them on Genuine Steinway parts, on Genuine Steinway pianos, with impunity? !!  The little warning note placed in the box along with the decal focuses all the attention on the moral turpitude of placing the decal on a non-genuine Steinway part or piano, but deviously and cleverly, says nothing whatsoever about the fact that it is not, itself, a GENUINE STEINWAY DECAL!</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>(And why such exorbitant prices for the D.U. decals? Is there a kickback to Steinway here? Sort of a royalty payment?) </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>I'm curious, Greg. What exactly does the note with the D.U. decal say? Does it say, or imply in any way, that the decal is a Genuine Steinway Part? </PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>Hmmmm. There's an concept. Perhaps with the property royalty payment to Steinway we could all be producing authentic Genuine Steinway Parts, or Pianos.</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>-Just like Mapes. Or Kawai. Or Young Chang....</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>;-).</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>~Kendall Ross Bean</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><DIV align=left><DIV>PianoFinders</DIV><DIV><A title=http://www.pianofinders.com href="http://www.pianofinders.com/">www.pianofinders.com</A></DIV><DIV>e-mail: <A title=mailto:kenbean@pianofinders.com href="mailto:kenbean@pianofinders.com">kenbean@pianofinders.com</A></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Connecting Pianos and People</DIV></DIV></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>> Just bought a Steinway fallboard decal and it comes with the warning that if > it is not for a Steinway you must send the decal back and not use it. Blah, > blah, blah. > > Greg Newell Well then there you go. Did you get it from Steinway? Ron N</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>>Ron & List, </PRE><PRE>>Nah, I got it from Decals Unlimited like the previous post >mentioned. Sorry for the not timely post. Today's a good day to work on the >cars. :-) </PRE></PRE></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>