---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Will, I feel obliged to chime in on this one. I've serviced hundreds of Kawai=20 pianos, from the cheapest to the most expensive. I do contract work for a K= awai=20 dealer. While I've had a very few experiences that were less than positive,= =20 the overwhelming majority of the pianos I've worked on have been excellent=20 instuments. =20 Yes, some of the pianos are made with less than the best materials, but=20 aren't some of the lower end Yamahas and Samicks made with particle board in= their=20 cases as well? In fact, I've seen a caster fall out of the bottom of a=20 Schimmel upright--definitely not a low end piano--with a sprinkling of sawdu= st on=20 the floor right next to it! A Kawai UST-7 is every bit the workhorse that a P-22 is. I've worked on the= =20 P-22 and the UST7, and I've found them to be really durable institutional=20 pianos. Don't know much about the new Samick studios. =20 The only Kawais I've ever heard of being sold on the net are Digital Pianos.= =20 I suspect some kind of shady dealer activity. Did the piano you spoke of=20 come with a warranty, or was the warranty voided because of the way it was s= old? Dave Stahl In a message dated 12/22/03 7:31:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, avery@ev1.net=20 writes: > Thanks for the comments, Tom. I totally agree. My experience with > the newer Kawai's has been nothing but positive!=20 >=20 > Avery=20 >=20 > At 09:20 PM 12/22/03, you wrote: > >> =20 >> =20 >> In a message dated 12/22/2003 9:18:22 AM Eastern Standard Time,=20 >> lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: >> I tuned a brand new 'ordered-from-the-internet' Kawaii just last week.=20 >> Truly one of the worst instruments I have ever seen. The entire action bo= unces=20 >> with great gusto whenever any 1 note is struck. The only positive thing I= can=20 >> say about the piano is that the pins are tighter than any yamaha I ever=20 >> tuned, and I tune for a dealer! >> =20 >> I vote for the P22 hands (and feet) down! >> =20 >> Will >> =20 >> =20 >> Will, >> I preface my comments by telling you that I=E2=80=99m not as= sociated=20 >> with any dealer or manufacturer, and have no hidden agenda.=20 >> I am very troubled by your comments. You don=E2=80=99t elaborate on what= =E2=80=9Cordered=20 >> from the internet=E2=80=9D means. Nor do you reference the model # of thi= s Kawai.=20 >> If the action is =E2=80=9CBouncing=E2=80=9D the key frame should be bedde= d, a task the=20 >> dealer would perform during routine prep. >> Does =E2=80=9D ordered from the internet =E2=80=9C eliminate a local dea= ler and if so=20 >> would this explain your problem? >> When you describe a Kawai as =E2=80=9Cone of the worst instru= ments you=20 >> have ever seen=E2=80=9C to this technician you lose all credibility. Eve= r service a=20 >> Kincaid? A Memphis Aeolian or Kimball Whitney? Perhaps this particular=20 >> Kawai is horrible, but let=E2=80=99s not condemn this manufacturer to a f= orum of=20 >> technicians whose experience I=E2=80=99ll wager is quite the opposite.=20 >> Tom Driscoll RPT >> P.S. Also list etiquette would be better served if you sign=20 >> your full name. =20 >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fb/8d/b6/5c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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