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<DIV><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>David,
the GS-40 succeeded the GS-30. It was not top of the line in the sense =
of
one-off, hand-made, and so on. It was a production unit and was "more =
special"
than the KG series. Among other things, it features an active duplex =
(too active
for some situations).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>It's
almost SOP for Kawai to observe top-down manufacturing procedures. If =
they find
something of value in the high-end and experimental pianos =
that can
reasonably ($$) be adopted into production units, they do
it. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT =
face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Some of the "features" of the GS series =
therefore filtered
down to lower-priced units.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Originally, the GS's also received extra tweaking compared to =
the KG
series. Specifically, a final tuner/voicer/regulator would spend more =
quality
time in closed quarters than would, say, a KG-3, prior to being shipped. =
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<DIV><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Sorry,
at one time I could have quoted chapter and verse, but can no longer =
pull that
off!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=461445504-10102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Jim
Harvey</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P>List,</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT =
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR>Pardon my lack of knowledge on =
this...what is
the GS-40 grand? Is this a top of the line Kawai?</P>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica,
California<BR><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>