Maybe, maybe not. The number one reason to NOT buy a Steinway is this: Don’t buy a Steinway because somebody told you it’s the best piano in the world.
HEP Guy
NAMM 2009
Namm has come and gone. We did something completely different this year by not showing at NAMM in our customary large booth with nice lighting, Viennese coffee and champagne. Instead we hosted our dealers at the very nice Le Merigot in Santa Monica with the intention of giving them a relaxing break and a chance […]
Some conflicts of interest.
There is a problem representing a maker while blogging. It means that I have to be rather circumspect both in regards to Bosendorfer and in regards to competitors. This is an insanely small industry and one tends to hear all kinds of rumblings. The rumblings that actually turn out to be true and of significance […]
Nice piano!
I’m in Charleston SC right now (really great city!) and just heard Valentina Lisitsa play the Tchaikovsky 1 with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Valentina is a big Bosendorfer fan, and the feeling is mutual. But our bank of concert pianos can’t completely keep up with the vast range of her performances, and we don’t have a […]
OK, OK, so I don’t have the basic part of blogging down!
June…November…not so bad, right? Of course, a lot has happened during this period, but some things can’t really be talked about…strategy, plans, that sort of thing. Here are a couple of items: North American Dealers meeting in Las Vegas in August – big success International Dealers Meeting in Vienna in September – big success Bottom […]
Visit to Vienna
Spent a quick 4 days in Vienna in May. Of course, the week before I was there and the day I left were beautiful but while I was there, it was AGAIN WITH THE CRUDDY EUROPEAN WEATHER!! I took my new very fancy HD video camera and spent the Sunday of arrival finding Ludwig Bosendorfers […]