<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"= > <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: = 2px"> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Wim wrote;</FONT></FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>"Although these pianos = were not made very well, they served the needs of America at the time. New homes = were being built by the millions, and they were usually much smaller than = before. So small pianos needed to be made to fit in those homes. Yes, they might not = have been the best, but don't forget, if it weren't for all those spinets, most = of us wouldn't have a job. It is what sustained the piano industry for a = generation." <BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Well put, Wim.  = Although like everybody else I'd rather work on a good piano than a poor one, I'd rather = work on a poor piano than none at all.  </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Mark Wisner<BR>Yamaha Corporation<BR><A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A></DIV></FONT></FON= T></BODY></HTML>