<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left>-----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:45 AM To: 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: April Journal </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David Sent: April 05, 2005 9:04 AM To: Pianotech Subject: April Journal </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Did anybody else notice in the NAMM review = in this months Journal that there were new pianos from the European and = Asian manufacturers yet the “new” offerings from the American = manufactures were reintroductions of old pianos from the last century.  I’m = sure the Mason & Hamlin CC94 and the Steinway A are nice instruments, but = have all the piano scale designers all moved away?  Why is everyone = else looking forward and we’re (in the <st1:country-region = w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>) just looking backwards?  I’m really mystified here.<o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>From = what I could see the newly reintroduced Steinway A is pretty much the same as what = has been built in Germany for some time so in this case your point is well taken.</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>The = M&H CC, however, has been extensively redesigned. While not quite an entirely = new design -- it's obviously still a M&H -- there is a whole lot of = new content in there. It's several inches longer, it does have a new = scale, etc.</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>You = might also want to take another look at the new Model AA. This also is a mostly = new design with strong genetic ties to the original. But new model it is a = better piano in most every way.</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>Any = company that is saddled with as strong a tradition as M&H must be = extremely careful how they mess with instruments that have become icons. = >From what I have seen so far M&H has been quite successful at this. Let them = be an example....</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>Del</o:p><o:p> Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & = Fabrication 512 Hanna Avenue Aberdeen, Washington 98520 USA Phone  360.532-2563 Fax  360.537-1262 <<A = href="mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com">mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.= com</A>> <<A href="http://www.pianobuilders.com/" = target=_blank>http://www.pianobuilders.com</A>> </BLOC= KQUOTE></o:p></BODY></HTML>