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The violin scam is a fraudulent public performance where someone pretends to play the violin using pre-recorded music. The scammer solicits donations using a sign and sometimes with a co-conspirator who approaches listeners for money. [1] [2] Scammers primarily use electric violins which are plugged into a speaker. The violin itself emits no ...
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (/ ˈ s t aɪ n w eɪ / ⓘ), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway).
In the 1950s, an annual piano-playing competition was founded by the company, to identify promising young piano students. Grotrian-Steinweg sought to expand into the US in the mid-1960s. Steinway & Sons sued to prevent them from using the Steinweg name, resulting in a 1975 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a worldwide musical instrument manufacturing and marketing conglomerate, based in Astoria, New York, the United States. It was formed in a 1995 merger between the Selmer Industries and Steinway Musical Properties, the parent company of Steinway & Sons piano manufacturers.
Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras.It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments and was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments.
The person who placed the order may also post a positive rating or review, further artificially increasing the credibility of the item's listing. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] In an effort to avoid detection, brushers may seek to imitate genuine consumer behavior, for example by browsing competitors' listings before making a purchase from the seller whose ...
The FTC said in the same complaint that it had identified numerous instances where the company suppressed negative reviews that led to a false or misleading representation of its products.