<!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><PRE><PRE></PRE><PRE>I have been following this thread with great interest; the subject of authentic decals, as well as parts, (as Ron and Greg 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!</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>As David Love so astutely noted 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?")</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?</PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE>(Greg candidly admits that this is a D.U. decal. -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 putting the decal on a non-Steinway part or piano, but deviously and cleverly, says nothing about the fact that it is not 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>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>