<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=382195008-11022004>Yes, agreed, I forget to mention the mushy tuning pin feeling not very = pleasing to tune for that also, but one get acquainted to it with time.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=382195008-11022004>Makes me think that the Kaway guys have screwed up something and that it was = unnoticed by the customer, or there is a soundboard stiffness problem, or plate mellowness. As I tune 2 of them each month I can confirm the lack = of stability also.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=382195008-11022004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=382195008-11022004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=382195008-11022004>Nice PSO</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=382195008-11022004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=382195008-11022004>Isaac</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>Part of the = tuning stability problem arises from the very 'rubbery' feel of the pin/plank = area. There is very little indication of when one has 'set' the pin because = there is a sense that both the steel of the pin and the plank are 'soft', even = though the pins are 'tight' in the plank. This sounds like contradiction, but = I can't find another way of describing it. Having said all this, I can = guarrantee that pitch will have dropped after a 6 month period on the domestic = pianos.  My comparisons are with the countless Yamahas  ! which I tune and = the growing number of Chinese imports.</DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=RTE> <P>Paul</P> <P><BR><BR> </P></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Help protect your PC with anti-virus protection when you <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUK/2743??PS=">sign up for MSN 8</A> . = </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>