Kawai Question (long reply)

Don Mannino donmannino@worldnet.att.net
Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:02:07 -0700


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Newton,

The RX-A is the 6'5" grand piano that is built in the R&D laboratory,
but finished off (regulation, voicing, tuning) in the main factory
alongside the GS-100 (our regular production concert grand). We can
produce more of these than the EX because the Laboratory people don't
have to do the nit-picky final work.

Unfortunately it seems like people who buy in that size and price
range want it to say something more "prestigious" on the fallboard.
The price on that piano is about $56K suggested, which is more than a
Steinway B.

Check out the winter Piano and Keyboard issue, where the technical
writer talks about the RX-A we loaned to USC while their Hamburg B was
out for work.

Don Mannino RPT, Manager
Kawai Piano Technical Support, U.S. and Canada
(Don_Mannino@compuserve.com or DonMannino@worldnet.att.net)

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From: 	Newton Hunt[SMTP:nhunt@jagat.com]
Sent: 	Thursday, April 24, 1997 7:19 PM
To: 	pianotech@byu.edu
Subject: 	RE: Kawai Question (long reply)

Hi, Don,

That was a nice post about the EX pianos.  I have but one question and
that
is what is the RX-A?

        Newton
        nhunt@jagat.com





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