<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/22/2006 5:25:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, rnossama= n@cox.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><BR><FONT face=Arial>> I thought the 'L' replaced the old 'O= '. Why are they now bringing back <BR>> the 'O'? Just curious. Also, why = are they bringing back the 'A'? It's <BR>> hard to believe that Steinway = is admitting they made a mistake!!! :-)<BR>> <BR>> Avery Todd<BR><BR>N= o Avery, they wouldn't admit a mistake even if they should <BR>ever make one= some day. They need a new model to boost sales, <BR>and where else would th= ey get one than their already perfected <BR>discontinued classics?<BR>Ron N<= /FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>These are my thoughts on the subject. A couple to a few decades ago the= Hamburg built S&S pianos were available here in the states. (I know a P= hilly music critic who bought one) </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was told that demand here was quite strong at the time and this was a= move to meet demand. Making a model that is already accepted elsewhere in t= he world would make shipping US stock there less cumbersome. Steinway admits= that their domestic Steinway sales are down, but there is stronger demand a= broad.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My analysis is worth what you are paying for it,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV> <DIV>Cunningham Piano Co.</DIV> <DIV>Philadelphia, Pa.</DIV> <DIV>(215) 991-0834</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>