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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These evolved from the old Janssen line =
which, as I
understand it and having owned one concur, were NOT fine pianos. Conn =
(the
trombone and strobe people) bought the company and ran it for a few =
years. Then
Mr. Walters, who was a "muckity-muck" with Conn bought the line, =
upgraded the
quality about a zillion percent and makes a very nice looking line of =
pianos.
Never seen or played one, guess they are small in distribution like the
Austin-Wight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Notice the "muckracking" I did up =
there. Chuckle,
snort. Or did we finally decide that "muckity-muck" isn't a pejorative =
term?
Wait ... what does pejorative mean?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gnewell@ameritech.net =
href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg
Newell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 05, 2002 =
2:51
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Walters Pianos (of =
NY, not
Charles)</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>David,<BR><X-TAB>  =
; </X-TAB>If
you don't want it I'll take it sight unseen! I believe these are one =
of the
best new pianos in the industry.<BR><BR>Greg Newell<BR><BR><BR>At =
11:29 AM
8/5/2002, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT =
size=2>Anybody familiar
with and have any comments on the overall quality of the design of =
the old
Walters Piano Co. uprights? Before I drive out to see one =
being given
away, is there any potential in these? =
</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT
size=2>Thanks,</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT size=2>David
Love</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Greg Newell<BR><A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net"
eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A>
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