Sojin Daiwoo?

[Avery Todd]

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Alan,

I'm assuming he's referring to Moisture Content. As in the seasoning of the 
wood.

Avery

At 08:58 PM 6/6/05, you wrote:
>
>I've been puzzling over your response and can't figure out what you are 
>referring to as "MC issues." Wazzat?
>
>Is there any particular ugliness I should look for?
>
>Actually the tone of the thing is fairly nice for a small, small grand but 
>it is uneven. A little needling may help.
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com>David Andersen
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech
>Sent: 06/06/2005 8:05:59 PM
>Subject: Re: Sojin Daiwoo?
>
>Anyone heard of this brand of piano? The fallboard says "Sojin" and the 
>(baby grand) soundboard decal says "Daiwoo"? You'd guess it was made in 
>Korea, and you'd be right--there is a "Made in Korea" label on the inner rim.
>
>
>Oh, yes. Sweet Jehosophat.  I was at the Daewoo factory for a couple weeks 
>in 1983 as a technical consultant for Sherman Clay Piano Co. They were 
>using Daewoo as their low-end stencil piano (with "Sherman & Clay" on the 
>fallboard).
>
>I could tell you stories from here to next Wednesday about the challenge 
>these pianos were to straighten out and make some semblance of "right;" I 
>had hundreds of 'em pass through my hands---actually, mostly through the 
>hands of three other technicians I was supervising---from '84 to '87. 
>Serious action issues; serious wood seasoning! and MC issues. Whew. Nasty.
>But the factory DID make most of the changes we recommended over the next 
>year, and the pianos WERE better after my visit. I met some amazingly neat 
>humans there, and ate some of the best food I've ever had, before or since.
>
>David Andersen
>Malibu, CA

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