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Author: Ralph G
Date: 2003-06-10 15:54
Hope this isn't too far off topic for all my fellow clarinet geeks.
The New York Times is following one concert grand piano through its eight-month construction process at the Steinway factory in Queens. This is the second article in the series, which includes a link to the first article from March:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/10/nyregion/10PIAN.html (registration required, which is free and IMHO very worthwhile)
I've always been fascinated by Steinways. I just wish I could play the darn things.
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Author: William
Date: 2003-06-10 16:10
"I just wish I could play the darn things"
Me too, even though a S would be impossible to disassemble and carry about in a small (even double) case.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-06-10 17:51
Thanks Ralph. My father strung grand pianos as a young man(Kimballs) so I've always been fascinated with the process too.....
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-06-10 17:59
maybe worthwhile but too much personal info required...IMHO
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Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr.
Date: 2003-06-10 18:10
With coverage of Steinways in the New York Times and coverage of pianos in the Economist, one must wonder what's driving the coverage, much as I enjoy reading it. Has it anything to do with weapons of mass destruction, middle east turmoil, Hillary Clinton's book, or Funny Cide's future?!
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Author: msloss
Date: 2003-06-10 18:53
The Economist and Steinway cohabitate on 57th Street, so it is probably a little professional courtesy because of Steinway's 150th anniversary celebration. The coverage in the Times is probably also in large part stimulated by the Steinway (Scrabble word coming up) Sesquicentennial.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-06-10 19:33
...or maybe Roman Polanski just found another way to subtly advertise his new movie ...GBK
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