S. Kawai

[Farrell]

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How does price compare to a similar size Yamaha?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
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  From: Donald Mannino=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 12:13 AM
  Subject: Re: S. Kawai


  Hi Dave!

  As Kevin so aptly described them, the Shigeru Kawai pianos are Kawai's =
new hand-made line of grands.  They are the same scale designs as the =
larger RX pianos, but are built differently and with some different =
materials.  Since they are hand built they are very limited in quantity, =
so there are presently less than 20 dealers in North America.

  They come in 5 sizes, SK-II (5'10"), SK-III (6'1"), SK-V (6'6"), SK-VI =
(7') and SK-VII (7'6").

  The soundboards are made from long-term aged Japanese spruce =
(air-dried a minimum of 5 years before final seasoning), and have =
cold-pressed hammers and hand-wound bass strings (wrap is fed by hand =
instead of numerically controlled string machine).  The cabinets are =
somewhat different, with round legs and some fancier features - but it =
is the sound and touch that really makes them nice.

  The actions and dampers in the Shigeru Kawai pianos are installed and =
regulated by Kawai's concert technicians in Japan, so they come from the =
factory quite well regulated and voiced.

  As you might expect, they cost quite a bit more than the standard RX =
pianos.  Although Kawai has had other limited production models in the =
past (like the original GS models and the R - 'Artisan Select' models), =
these are built similarly to the EX concert grand.  The added labor =
really adds to the price.

  Don Mannino
  Kawai Piano Company

  At 09:05 AM 1/24/01 -0600, you wrote:

    Ok Don, tell us, what is the S...... (can't remember how it's =
spelled) Kawai that is advertised in the January Journal (pg 33)?
    =20
    dave


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    Meadows School of the Arts
    Southern Methodist University
    Dallas, TX 75275

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