<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Al:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The perceived “insinuation” may not be on William’s part.  As a piano dealer for 7 years and someone who has bought and sold may Steinway grands, rebuilt and otherwise, it was my experience that many potential “knowledgable” Steinway vintage buyers were disinterested in any pianos from the CBS period.  I had many phone calls where the buyer would lose interest immediately when I informed them that a particular piano was from that era.  Right or wrong, it’s a fact of life.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I did sell one 1972 Steinway B to a church.  It had a great board, lots of dynamics, and huge potential.  The Teflon action was in tough shape and it needed lots of other action work.  So I sold the piano on its potential and their faith in me that they would get a great piano after I rebuilt the action and voiced the piano.  They did.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>That piano did have some quality issues.  Action fitting and damper action fitting was not to Steinway’s best tolerances.  Bridge notching was not great.  I won’t extrapolate beyond that to all Steinways from that period, and I will say that mistakes were made in every era.  Anyone who has rebuilt for a while discovers dirty little secrets in every piano.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 08, 2011 10:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] S&S B<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don't understand what you mean by "<span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>not CBS manufactured". CBS never manufactured Steinway pianos, only Steinway manufactured Steinway pianos. They just bought the company and screwed with the finances. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>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></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Al -</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>High Point, NC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 7, 2011, at 8:30 PM, William Monroe wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>Hi List,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>Anyone have a Steinway B, unrestored, needing work, not CBS manufactured, 1920s through 1960s?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Let me know if you do, I have someone looking for one.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact me off list:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:bill@a440piano.net">bill@a440piano.net</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>William R. Monroe<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>