[CAUT] New Upright Pianos

[Barbara Richmond]

I haven't had the Boston experience (I've heard mixed reviews--some great, 
some not so great), though years ago I worked for a Kawai dealer and I 
liked the pianos then--especially what the treble was capable of (after I 
voiced it, that is).

Back to the business at hand.  I was really wondering about the "last 
longer" claim.  Has anyone heard of or experienced this?   Is this a 
comparison of the structural integrity of each brand?  Would the "last 
longer" claim be related to the fact that Steinway <grand> pianos are 
worth rebuilding?   Would this necessarily translate to the uprights?

Thanks--

Barbara



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] New Upright Pianos


>I don't know about Steinway uprights, but a church was shopping for a 7'
> grand and looked at Boston and Kawai.  They were told by the Kawai
> dealer that Boston Grands and Kawai grands come off the same assembly
> line.  The name "Boston" and associated with "Steinway" made them about
> 8 to 9 thousand dollars more.  They went with the kawai 7'9" grand, I
> think was the size.
> Joy!
> Elwood
>
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