<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> As some of you may know = I wrote a short essay expressing some of my thoughts on last year’s NAMM show = for the Piano World web site. In this essay I made some comments about = the Perzina piano factory in Germany and the vertical pianos now bearing the = Perzina name but which are currently being manufactured in China. Among other = things I wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> While these = innovations are not new to the industry (both the Rippen pianos and my own Fandrich = 122 have similar construction) they are certainly a step forward in vertical = piano design — the bass performance of this piano was clearly better than = any other vertical piano of any size or price at the show.<?xml:namespace prefix = = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> Over the past few days I = have received several phone calls asking for some elaboration of my = “endorsement” of the Perzina pianos. At first this was some puzzling because I have never = allowed my name to be used to officially endorse any piano. When my current = issue of “Music Merchandise Review” arrived last Friday all became clear. In = a full page ad placed by Piano Empire, Inc. for the Perzina pianos, I am quoted in = large bold letters as follows: <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> They (Perzina) are = certainly a step forward in vertical piano design — the bass performance of = this piano was clearly better than any other vertical piano of any size or price = at the show.<o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE> I now understand that = this same ad will be appearing in the upcoming issue of Music Trades magazine. = As well the above quotation (in its altered form) appears in brochures and/or = other promotional literature published by this company.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> There is a subtle but = distinct difference between what I wrote and what is being quoted in this ad. In = my essay I definitely did not endorse the Perzina piano though the ad certainly = makes it look as if I did. There is clearly a difference between commending = certain specific design ideas being used in a particular piano and endorsing the = whole piano. <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> For the record: I have = not and do not endorse the Perzina pianos. I was not contacted about the use of my = name in this ad. It was done without my knowledge or = permission.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Del Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & = Fabrication 512 Hanna Avenue Aberdeen, Washington 98520 USA Phone  360.532-2563 Fax  360.537-1262 <<A href="mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com">mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.= com</A>> <<A href="http://www.pianobuilders.com" target=_blank>http://www.pianobuilders.com</A>></BODY></H= TML>