Boston Pianos

[Elwood Doss]

I hope Young Chang does a better job with Essex pianos than they do with
Young Chang.  I've never met a Young Chang piano I like.  When a dealer
has to dope the pinblock of a brand new Young Chang piano with CA glue,
ya' got problems!  I've seen that twice...at the same church.

Joy!

Elwood

 

Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT

Piano Technician/Technical Director

Department of Music

145 Fine Arts Building

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Martin, TN  38238

731/881-1852

FAX: 731/881-7415

HOME: 731/587-5700

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From: Kerry Cooper [mailto:brispiano at optushome.com.au] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:08 PM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: FW: Boston Pianos

 

Rod,

 

When I did the factory tour of Young Chang in Korea last June, I took
photos of the Essex grand in their factory. I have been told by the
local Steinway dealer that the Essex is to be made in both china and
Korea to keep the standard up. They are playing on factory off against
the other. 

 

Kerry Cooper ARPT

Brisbane

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Rob & Helen Goodale
Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2007 3:39 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Boston Pianos

 

The Essex is no longer made in Korea, it entirely a Chinese product.
Boston is 100% built by Kawai but is not 100% Kawai's specifications.
For example, Kawai is now exclusively using the carbon composite actions
which have shown to be far more stable.  The Bostons have traditional
maple actions.  A while back I had the opportunity to ask one of the
Kawai marketing executives why that was.  The explanation was simple.
Kawai sunk huge amounts of capital in research, development, and putting
into production the fully carbon composite action, (Yamaha is using some
of these type parts but mostly just flanges right now).  When an
agreement was reached for Kawai to manufacture the Boston, a condition
was they flatly refused to share their efforts in developing the new
components with a competitor.  I also asked why they had agreed to build
them at all for a competitor.  The bottom line was that it keeps the
factory busy and boosts their production numbers.  Given the choice many
are not particularly excited about it, but business is business.

 

Rob Goodale, RPT

Las Vegas, NV

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