Kawai UST-5

[Sy Zabrocki]

I service four UST-5 models in an LDS Church which were purchased new in 1974.
Sy Zabrocki

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From: 	PattyMannino[SMTP:PattyMannino@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: 	Saturday, August 08, 1998 8:13 PM
To: 	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: 	Re: Kawai UST-5

Rob Goodale RPT wrote:

>I was wondering because there are several here at the university. Having
>worked for a Kawai dealer for some time I have worked on just about
>every model there ever was. The one model I have never seen, however, is
>the UST-5. I found it interesting climbing into these things and
>observing the obvious major improvements that have evolved in later
>models such as the UST-8. The UST-5s that we have here were all
>purchased between 1969-1971. Would this have been the begining of
>production on these? What came before the UST-5, was there a UST-4?


This series started (I believe) with the ST-3. I have never heard of a
UST-4, but the UST-5 was a widely respected workhourse studio. It was
changed to the UST-6 at some point, then on to the UST-7, which is still
being made and is still a very sturdy piano.

The UST-8 is the same scale and action in a lower cost form - simpler
cabinet, slightly thinner back structure.

Sorry I don't have the years right - no place to look them up, as far as I
know, unless there are some old product information books from George
Defebaugh's days in my office somewhere.

Don Mannino RPT