<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I don't understand what you mean by "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">not CBS manufactured". CBS never manufactured Steinway pianos, only Steinway manufactured Steinway pianos. They just bought the company and screwed with the finances. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I worked there during that period and the only thing that changed was the inventory between departments. They felt it was waisted capitol and what they accomplished by that move was layoffs for lack of inventor between departments. The pianos got through the factory fasted and didn't have as much time to settle, but we had the same management and the quality remained the same.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Since I and my department were the last to work on and inspect those pianos, I take exception to the insinuation that the pianos were of lesser quality.<br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Al -</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>High Point, NC</div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<br><div><div>On Oct 7, 2011, at 8:30 PM, William Monroe wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Hi List,</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Anyone have a Steinway B, unrestored, needing work, not CBS manufactured, 1920s through 1960s?</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>
</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Let me know if you do, I have someone looking for one.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Contact me off list:</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><a href="mailto:bill@a440piano.net">bill@a440piano.net</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><div><br></div><div>William R. Monroe</div>
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