Boston 118s

[Isaac sur Noos]

Dont like them, dont age well, no interesting instruments.

Isaac.


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De
> la part de Ron
> Koval
> Envoyé : lundi 9 février 2004 16:28
> À : caut@ptg.org
> Objet : Boston 118s
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Any one have any experience with the Boston upright 118s?
> It's probably a
> little late now, but I've got one in a high school choir
> room that gets a
> ton of use.  They just got it last summer and are really
> unhappy about the
> lack of power.  They aren't really happy with the tuning
> instability, and
> loose clicking parts, but it's pretty dry now, and it IS a
> new piano.  I'll
> be seeing it Thursday, the dealer tech was out last week,
> and I'm supposed
> to talk with the dealer after I've been there.
>
> It's been played in, and voiced a few times by the dealer
> tech.  The player
> told me the voicing helped a little, for about a week.
> They say it plays
> like it has a cold - just no tone at all.  They think it
> might be fine for a
> living room, but just doesn't seem to cut it for institutional use.
>
> So.... any hints what to try?  I should get a chance to
> talk with the dealer
> tech tonite.
>
> And... Any clue how these hold up to heavy use?  Their tall
> Kawai did great,
> for about 20+ years.  This year, the district was buying Bostons.
>
> Ron Koval
> Chicagoland
>
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