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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>Well, Steinway owns Kelly and Kluge now so they are =
genuine. The Mapes
strings and Renner parts………I don’t know. =
I’m
just curious if this is what people are thinking when they ask the =
“Is it
still a Steinway” question. Do they really think we’re
drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa? If so, you have to admire the
marketing effort that built this image.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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10.0pt'>David M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Farrell<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October =
06, 2005
7:01 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Mona Lisa =
effect</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“If it doesn’t have 12,011 =
genuine
Steinway parts it isn’t a =
Steinway”</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I've often wondered if the Kelly plate (accounting =
for half
the mass of the instrument!), the Kluge keys, the Renner action and the =
Mapes
strings have been counted among the 12,011 "genuine
Steinway" parts.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Terry Farrell</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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10.0pt'>David M. Porritt wrote</span></font>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I’ve been asked this question “Is it still a
Steinway” and as I said before, I can only admit I don’t =
understand
the question. I’ve been thinking today that there might be =
the Mona
Lisa effect here. You can like the Mona Lisa or not, your =
choice.
However as the most widely recognized work of art ANY change to it would =
be
considered defacing it. Is this what these people are =
asking? Do they
think that Steinway makes 3,000 Mona Lisas a year and that any change is
defacing? Steinway promotes this idea with their ads (“If it
doesn’t have 12,011 genuine Steinway parts it isn’t a
Steinway”). Is this what they are =
thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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