<!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 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Don,</DIV> <DIV>You're right, = of course.  In my haste, I got my German names mixed up.  Just = this week I serviced a Schiedmayer studio.  (It doesn't even sound = close!)  The customer was under the impression that she had bought a German = piano.  It was clearly marked on the plate that it was made in Japan and my trusty = Pierce atlas led me to Kawai.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sorry for the = confusion, Stephen, and others.  I clearly needed one more cup of coffee = before sending that post!!:>)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>jeannie</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-----Original = Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Donald Mannino Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:37 = AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: Baldwins, American, Japanese = and other makes. </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Jeannie, Sorry, Kawai did not make any Steingraeber = pianos as far as I know! We do make some nice 52" uprights, though. K-60 = and K-80 <A href="http://www.kawaius.com/" eudora="autourl">www</A>.kawaius.<A href="http://www.kawaius.com/" = eudora="autourl">com </A>Don Mannino RPT At 09:49 = PM 5/31/01 -0700, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite">Stephen, You might try Kawai.  Some of them were made in Japan, under that name by Kawai.  I suppose it depends on how old the instrument is. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, = Piano Techncians Journal <A href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net" = eudora="autourl">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> -----Original= Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [<A href="mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org</A>]On = Behalf Of Stephen Airy Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:04 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Baldwins, American, Japanese and = other makes. Does anyone know where (on the WWW) to get info on = the Steingraeber upright? Also, who (I may have asked = this before but I forget what the responses were) currently makes = uprights 51" in height and larger and where (if existing) are their websites? --- David Boyce = <David@bouncer.force9.co.uk> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm sad to think of Baldwin = having such problems. > We don't see a great > many of them in = the UK, but I have enjoyed playing > them at PTA conventions, > = and listening to recordings. I like the sound of > Earl Wild's plummy > Baldwin. > > But I must agree with all = that Robert Goodale says > in reply to that > strangely = intemperate post. > I've heard recordings of great-sounding Yamahas. > > And what about European pianos?  = Doesn't the > Bosendorfer Imperial Grand get > a look-in? Heap = of junk, I suppose?  And Hamburg > Steinways?  And what = about > the magificent Italian Fazioli pianos? Theirs is now > the = longest Concert > Grand produced, I believe.  The whole range seems > excellent - I've played a > few.  But I = guess they're not worthy?  And doesn't > Wayne Stuart = in > Australia figure? Another charlatan, I suppose. > And isn't = the Bosendorfer upright the finest upright > on the market by = a > comfortable margin, surpassing the Steinway K by a > length? = No? Oh, OK.  And > what about the large Steingraeber upright, = the > biggest upright piano in > production. A shoddy = toy? > > I don't think I'd trust Mr Schmidt to sell me a good > piano, or = even a used > car. > > Best wishes folks, > > = David Boyce > (after a long = lurk!) __________________________________________________ D= o You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - = only $35 a year!  <A href="http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/" = eudora="autourl">http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/</A></BLOCKQUOTE= ></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>