<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>RE: [CAUT] Kawai GS-40</title></head><body> <div>Hi Jeannie and all,</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Calisto MT" color="#0000FF">The GS 40, in fact the entire GS series of Kawais, hasn't been produced for quite a few years.  At the time, I believe they were marketed as their premiere models.  While I service several and like them, I think Kawai has made many improvements since then.  As a used piano, it would be a nice one to own.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Calisto MT" color="#0000FF"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Copperplate Gothic Light" size="-1" color="#0000FF">Jeannie Grassi, RPT</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Copperplate Gothic Light" size="-1" color="#0000FF">Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><a href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><font face="Copperplate Gothic Light" size="-1" color="#0000FF">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</font></a></blockquote> <div><font face="Calisto MT"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Calisto MT">One of our theatre/concert hall clients has a couple of these, which we service regularly. The GS-40 has a better string scale than some of the other 6' offerings. Both of the examples we service have got severely-sunken sound boards and the killer octave is well developed.</font> However, if one were prepared to re-board them and build in a couple of sound board cut-offs they would make very nice 6' grands.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>