Well, a local school district has about a dozen of them and they didn't hold up well at all. Tuning was VERY unstable. The UST-8 used to be called the SC3 which I assumed stood for "School Cheap" 3. The UST-7 was/is a much better piano. I just never liked them. The UP-118 also has the bass tuning pin pattern backwards from traditional (ala Kohler & Camphell and a few Kimballs.) I always expect the treble side bass string of a unison to be the lower pin and when a manufacturer reverses this pattern I have to use too much brain power to keep the hammer on the right pin! :-) dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Ron Koval <drwoodwind@hotmail.com> To: <caut@ptg.org> Received: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:52:36 +0000 Subject: Boston verts break-in? (xpost) >Ron: >The Bostons.....are they UP-118s (AKA Kawai UST8s)? >dave >Hi Dave, >Yes, that would be them. Do you have a story to tell about that specific >model? >Ron >_________________________________________________________________ >Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage >today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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