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Factory Technical Manuals

August 10, 2016 by Eric

Quality manufacturer technical manuals are rare. For one reason, they are difficult and time consuming to create. For another reason, certain techniques are common to all pianos and many manufacturers just simply assume technicians know all the steps. However that can be a dangerous assumption. Here are a couple technical manuals from Steinway and Kawai. […]

Filed Under: Service Tagged With: Kawai, Regulation, Steinway

Interesting reading

November 25, 2011 by Eric

Greg Billings, a Steinway dealer in Florida tells you  a lot about Steinway’s marketing strategy.

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: Steinway

Steinway takes additional Samick Investment

April 6, 2010 by Eric

Steinway Raises $27 Million On March 30, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. announced that, pursuant to the previously announced subscription agreement, Samick Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. has exercised its option to purchase an additional 1.7 million shares of ordinary common stock at an exercise price of $16 per share. Steinway intends to use the proceeds to […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: Steinway

Recital musings

July 9, 2007 by Eric

Went to Caramoor to hear my friend Gabriela Montero. Originally scheduled for the Spanish Courtyard, it was moved to the Venetian theater because of rain probability. She played wonderfully but it was not a good setting for a recital and the piano made me think of everything I hate about the Steinway sound. Loud, clangy with […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: Gabriela Montero, Steinway

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