Last night was my return to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I’ve heard James Levine conduct the Met Opera Orchestra, both in opera and in concert settings and have always been impressed. This was my first opportunity to see what he has been doing in Boston. I went to college in Boston and had a subscription to […]
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What happens in Vegas…
We had our 2nd annual (so far) dealer meeting in Las Vegas the end of September at the Luxor. Overall, very fun and productive time. We went to the show La Rev which was simply unbelievable, as well as the buffet at Wynn, which was also unbelievable (sorry for the narrow range of adjectives). While […]
more stuff…travel, promos, dull business
I’m still a little conflicted about this blog…on one hand the power of a blog is when the writer is completely honest about a topic people care about. The problem is that being completely honest may not be in my best business interest. No, no scandals about Bosendorfer using laminated soundboards. But other observations, experiences […]
Why so many posts on one day?
I’m at one of our valued dealers for a promotion. There is a lot going on and part of my time is spent laying low until I’m needed, so I’m catching up. While the national economic news is rather screwy, you wouldn’t know it by the sales traffic here. It is a good reminder that […]
Europe trip, continued
This trip included detailed discussion about a very particular rosewood finish, stimulating technical discussion at the factory (!) all set in gloomy early European winter weather, gray skies and rain, sometimes a lot. The problem with traveling to interesting places on business is that you rarely get the time to really experience a city. I’ve […]
Busy month…Vienna in September
This has been a crazy month. I’ve been traveling every weekend. Made a whirlwind trip to Europe, flew into and out of Munich for a trip to Vienna with a dealer. Left warm sunshine for clammy rainy Europe. Well, I guess summer is over. But it is always good to visit the mothership and every […]