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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> May 04, 2003 6:39 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Estonia =
Pianos</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 5/4/2003 1:39:43 AM Eastern =
Standard
Time, <A =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>
writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE"><BR><BR>To quote someone you know very well, (no, I =
won't reveal
who): "They make<BR>them cheap enough, so's you could afford to =
completely
rebuild/redesign it".<BR><G><BR>Best Regards,<BR>Joe Garrett, =
RPT,
(Oregon)<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR><BR>Hi Joe,<BR><BR>You need to see these pianos again. The =
new
product is a vast improvement over even just a few years ago. I have =
never
seen a piano product improve the way the way Estonia has (including =
the
Chinese)<BR><BR>my 2 cents,<BR><BR>Richard Galassini<BR>Cunningham =
Piano
Co.<BR>Philadelphia, Pa.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have to agree. The first time I saw these pianos =
at a NAMM
show in the late 1980s or early 1990s I thought with a good rebuilding
(including a new board and bridges and a lot of action work) they might =
be good
pianos. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I've had the opportunity to examine them closely =
several times
since then. Their build quality has improved dramatically over the =
years. If the
various Chinese pianos I've been involved with over the same period of =
time had
kept pace, Yamaha would be out of business.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></DIV>
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