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<DIV>Conrad: That would be a repeat naming. There was a company =
called the
<STRONG>Waltham Piano Company</STRONG>. I tuned an upright of that =
brand a
few years ago and remember seeing on the plate words that were something =
like
<STRONG>" Made like a precision watch</STRONG>". fwiw. Was =
there a
connection? - heck, I don't know. I do remember laughing a=
little to myself when I saw that wording. </DIV>
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<DIV>John R. Fortiner</DIV>
<DIV>Billings, MT.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:35:27 -0600 Conrad Hoffsommer <<A
href="mailto:hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu">hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu</A>&=
gt;
writes:<BR>> At 16:59 01/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:<BR>> >>=
unclear
about is why they are even choosing names in <BR>> Massachusetts. =
What's<BR>> >>wrong with a piano named The Bronx?;>)<BR>>
>><BR>> >>jeannie<BR>> ><BR>> >"Steinway Music
Properties", the holding company for Steinway Piano <BR>> before <BR>>=
;
>the Selmer buyout, and S&S becoming a publicly traded stock, had
<BR>> their <BR>> >offices in Waltham, MA. I had heard that "=
Waltham"
was the "beta <BR>> name" for <BR>> >the Boston line, but market
research, focus groups, etc. nixed that <BR>> <BR>>
>name.............<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Might have been
something to do with the well known watchmaker <BR>> "Waltham"...<BR>>=
;
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Conrad Hoffsommer - Luther College, Decorah,
IA<BR>> Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it will make you sweat a <BR>>=
;
lot.-Haitian proverb<BR>> <BR>> </DIV>
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