<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001>Hello,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>Dont know precisely the actual fabrication, but the Pleyel are now made in = France by "PIANOS DE FRANCE".</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>I heard the grands are good enough . They are made by the same factory = than Rameau, wich is the last French make</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>In fact the new owners of the "salle Pleyel" in Paris have baught to Shimmel PLEYEL, ERARD & GAVEAU so it is now again  French makes.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>have a look at <A href="http://www.pleyel.fr/">http://www.pleyel.fr/</A> .</SPAN></F= ONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>Best .</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=300104923-25092001>Isaac </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=300104923-25092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Wimblees@AOL.COM<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> mardi 25 septembre 2001 23:46<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> = Re: Pleyel Grands<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=2>In a message dated 9/25/01 10:37:16 AM Central Daylight Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">Does anyone have any experience with new Pleyel grands? =  If so, can you comment on the overall quality and anything else you'd = like to throw in?</FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 = face=Arial lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Thanks</FONT><FONT color=#000000 = face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 = face=Arial lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">David Love</FONT><FONT = color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">David <BR><BR>I don't have any experience with the grand, but about 2 years ago, I had = a Playel studio in my store for a couple of weeks. One of my employees, = who is an excellent pianist, played it, and was not all that impressed, = especially considering the piano was listed at $12,000. The sound was not great, = and the action was so so. The only thing that was impressive was the finish = and case design. But I wouldn't have paid $12,000 for the piano. <BR><BR>Wim = <BR><BR><XMP></XMP><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY>= </HTML>