At 09:11 AM 2/28/98 EST, Wim wrote: >same production line, and that the only difference between the two was that >Kawai uses graphite jacks, and the Boston uses wood jacks. I either don't There are more differences than that, especially in the grands. One look at the hammer flanges will tell you it isn't a Kawai action. The similarities are mostly in the shared case parts, IMO. There's also the matter of touch-weight. Kawais seem have a heavier touch than Bostons. It's not unusual to see Kawais with T.W. in the high fifties but I've NEVER seen a Boston that heavy. >remember, or I he might not have told us, if Kawai retooled their production >line to match the Boston, (and is being allowed to make Kawai's the same way), >or if Steinway came to Kawai, liked their design, and asked them to make Steinway shopped around to see who could build the Bostons for them. Kawai had the expertise and the willingness to do it. >Bostons. The few times I have played a Boston, I could not hear or feel any >difference with the Kawai. I tune about a half-dozen Bostons a week. If you cannot hear the difference you aren't listening... <g> Bostons generally have a tighter sound, more "growl" to the bass and a slightly longer sustain. Apprentices tell me they're also more difficult to tune than a Kawai although I don't notice that much difference. I do find they take a little more initial prep work when they're new, but nothing really extraordinary and certainly nothing like what has to be done to their American "cousins". John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada musselj@cadvision.com - http://www.cadvision.com/musselj/
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