Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Pianos Pleyel, France's last piano maker, is cutting annual production and opening a new showroom in Paris as it struggles to overcome three decades of losses and tackle competition from China and U.S.-based Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. Pleyel Chairman Arnaud Marion speaks about the qualities that hooked Polish composer Chopin, who performed on a Pleyel for the first time in Paris in 1832. Delphine Lize performs Chopin's Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor Op 64-2 on Pleyel's P280 (courtesy of Intrada - INTRA032). (Source: Bloomberg)

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