Sorry, Ron. But that is just definitely NOT true. We have 2 OLD, OLD, OLD, Kawais here and they're still holding a tune very well. We also have some that are approaching that magic 10 yr. limit you mention but for some reason, have exhibited absolutely NO symptoms of a shot pin block! Just my experience! Avery At 02:30 PM 12/13/04, you wrote: >As for the jumpy pins, they are usually the result of an overly tight >pinblock. Enjoy it while it lasts as Kawai pinblocks are usually shot at >10 years. Cliff Geers used to recommend pulling the jumpy pin and >applying varnish to the hole to eliminate the jumps. > >regards > >Ron > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mulik" <tubist@swbell.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:41 PM >Subject: Jumpy pins in new Kawai > > >>I just tuned a brand new Kawai UST-8, right out of the box, on the showroom >>floor. Both pins for A2 were very "jumpy." My immediate reaction was that >>the pinblock might be cracked, but could something else cause this? >> >>Also, why do grands bear the name "K. KAWAI" while uprights just have >>"KAWAI" without the initial K? Is it just marketing, like maybe the initial >>is supposed to make it look fancier? >> >>Thanks, >>Paul Mulik >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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