---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment >I tuned a brand new 'ordered-from-the-internet' Kawaii just last week. >Truly one of the worst instruments I have ever seen. The entire action >bounces with great gusto whenever any 1 note is struck. The only positive >thing I can say about the piano is that the pins are tighter than any >yamaha I ever tuned, and I tune for a dealer! > > > Will, > > I preface my comments by telling you that I m not associated > with any dealer or manufacturer, and have no hidden agenda. > > I am very troubled by your comments. You don t elaborate on what ordered > from the internet means. Nor do you reference the model # of this Kawai. > If the action is Bouncing the key frame should be bedded, a task the > dealer would perform during routine prep. Tom, Comparing to a P22, it's a vertical. Doesn't compute. I'd like a lucid description of "Bouncing" before proceeding. > Does ordered from the internet eliminate a local dealer and if so would > this explain your problem? I'd also like a description of "ordered from the Internet". What exactly does this mean, and how might it be construed to be different from ordering through a dealer? > When you describe a Kawai as one of the worst instruments you > have ever seen to this technician you lose all credibility. Ever service > a Kincaid? A Memphis Aeolian or Kimball Whitney? Perhaps this particular > Kawai is horrible, but let s not condemn this manufacturer to a forum of > technicians whose experience I ll wager is quite the opposite. > > Tom Driscoll RPT Yes, something like a set of considered and defined criteria leading to this "bottom line" condemnation might be useful, or at least informative. > P.S. Also list etiquette would be better served if you sign > your full name. Or have it in the header, or somewhere so we know you're showing up disguised only as yourself. Ron N ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 12/11/2003 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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