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My favorite
My favorite piano is the Sohmer Baby Grand. They don't make them any more, but at one time it was an arch-rival of Steinway, and had several unique attributes. And sounds so great. Like no other to my ear. Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin composed on their very own Sohmers. They knew quality.
Today the name is owned by some stupid South Korean company but is not put on any of their crummy products, fortunately.
In 1910 there was one piano for every 252 Americans. Now...? You know what killed the piano? Radio. Piano sales peaked in 1924 and then went into a slide they've never recovered from. Sales of pianos dropped off in step with the increase in sales of radios. Talk about unintended consequences.
What a shame.
Today the name is owned by some stupid South Korean company but is not put on any of their crummy products, fortunately.
In 1910 there was one piano for every 252 Americans. Now...? You know what killed the piano? Radio. Piano sales peaked in 1924 and then went into a slide they've never recovered from. Sales of pianos dropped off in step with the increase in sales of radios. Talk about unintended consequences.
What a shame.
