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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Terry,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>I dont know whats worst S&S and =
their
marketing techniques or the people who own these "precious"
instruments,............ gee when asked to do some work =
<U>some</U>
owners think you about to operate on their only =
child.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face=Arial size=2><STRONG>But you cant =
blame S&S
for trying..............</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=630182519-01082002>>Ahhhh...marketing,</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=630182519-01082002> the price we
pay for a free market/capitalistic society. Just remember that =
many
marketing techniques ( annoying and tenacious as they tend to be), are =
generally proven through marketing studies demonstrating =
buying
trends of potential buyers. The better the marketing the better the =
sales, the
better the chances of survival. Like it or not, =
volitility is
ever-present in all businesses. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=630182519-01082002>Steinway, in my opinion, has been =
masterfull through
all these years at marketing their product. They have =
effectively
convinced generations that their product,and only their
product, should be the instrument of choice. Argue if you will, =
but they
have effectively drilled that message loud and clear. And lastly, the =
last
count I took of remaining US piano manufacturers , the Steinway =
&
Sons Piano Company still continues to be tops of that
list. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=630182519-01082002>Tom
Servinsky, RPT</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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