Amusing Lindemen Piano story
By Les Smith, forwarded by Jim Cook
I found the following on rec.music.makers.piano on the Internet newsfeed. I thought it was worth passing on for a laugh. I've taken the liberty of editing it down to the pertinant parts.
Jim Cook
Hopkinton, Mass.
------ Forwarded Article <461ras$6nu@buffnet2.buffnet.net>
------ From lessmith@buffnet.net (Les Smith)
NICKK3 (nickk3@aol.com) wrote:
...
: My question is would a 1922 Lindeman 5'1" Grand be "definitely junk",
: "posibbly OK" and worth a look by a Good (paid) Technician, or "a great
: find". If I don't find a place for it it gets trashed or given away, as
: my sisters aren't interested for various reasons.
: Nick
While I don't think anyone would classify a 1922 Lindeman grand as a "great find" neither would I classify it as a "piece of junk". The older Lindeman grands, even after ownership of the company passed to the American Piano Co., were decent instruments. ...
One of my favorite Lindemen stories actually happened to me. About ten years ago I had a call from a lady who had just bought a "beautiful" used Steinway grand in "perfect" condition; all it needed, she said, was a good tuning. When I went out to tune it, I immediately noticed two things from across the room: one, the pedal lyre was definitely not Steinway, and two, the decal on the fallboard that said Steinway was not level. When I lifted the lid of the piano and we looked inside, the name on the plate was-- you guessed it--Lindeman! I thought the lady was going to have a heart attack on the spot, she actually thought that she had bought a Steinway! I never heard from her again. I've always wondered whether she returned the piano to the seller, or whether she kept it and to this days tells people: "Oh yes, that's a Steinway. You know, they don't build them like that anymore"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Les Smith
------ End of Forwarded Article
[ Editor's Note:
[ This is the second time that I know of where an article that
[ one of our subscribers posted to another group was noticed by
[ another subscriber and forwarded here because it was interesting
[ to the reader. I found this story amuzing, and am taking the
[ liberty to allow the reposting even though Les didn't send it
[ directly to us. Les, I hope you're not offended by this!
[ Jody |
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