Steve, Have you contacted Kawai yet? Joe Garrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Grattan" <lostchordclinic@ameritech.net> To: <Pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:50 PM Subject: Age of Kawai piano > List, > I have a customer that is interested in selling their 42" Kawai console > piano. The Model is 801M with a serial number of K803595. The Atlas shows > its year of manufacture to be circa 1975. The Ancott Directory makes no > mention of this model number being built since 1986. (this is as far as my > Ancott books go back). > > The problem is that they purchased the piano 10 years ago - from a dealer - > supposedly new. When they purchased it, it still had the protective plastic > on the brass parts. > > I cannot appraise the piano properly without proof of age and the > conventional sources are of no help. Anyone out there with knowledge of > this model and its' age ? > > Thanks in advance, > > Steve Grattan, Associate > Lost Chord Clinic > Port Huron, MI 48060 > 810-984-2757 >
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