Steve Schwartz wrote:
>Actually, the piano was a sign of status in many middle- and lower-class
>homes. One could rent a piano or buy on time. These marketing strategies
>made the piano affordable. The Gershwins, for example, owned or rented a
>piano, and they weren't wealthy or middle-class.
I understand that, in the old New York Lower East side walk-ups, the
landlord collected the rent every week, but if you had a piano, could pay
your rent by the month.
Walter Meyer