<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> I understand this of course... but sometimes I get the feeling that there is more too all the Steinway criticisms then what might be construed as constructive in orientation.  Not that I am accussing anyone in particular mind you. :) But as I read some of the comments dropped here and there by some on this list, and in other places... I have to wonder just what Steinway could possibly do to please some of these folks. Some just plain want to bash the big guy on the block, some would like to Steinway build instruments differently, and some just plain have interests that put them in a competitive position to Steinway. And of course... mixed in with all this is some constructive pressure to just plain improve their basic quality. But in the end... I wonder what is eventually going to come out of it all. I suppose time will tell. And lets hope it doesnt go the way of Baldwin... and those that went before. RicB Robert Goodale wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> That's how companies improve their product.  The masses say "hey, time to move on to a better product  We're no going to buy that brand anymore."  So the manufacturer says "hey, we need to upgrade our product to stay in the game"</blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>   </body> </html>