<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I have had the distinct pleasure of watchi= ng several of the Kawai techs in action at a store in Florida.  In part= icular,, watching one of the techs upgrade an existing Shiguru to the Millin= ium action was sheer poetry in motion.  Changing out the wips, backchec= ks and re-weighting the action was done efficiently and quickly.  Plus,= , the tools these techs use are really neat.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Naomi was my personal guide for a day in T= okyo during a Kawai sponsored nine day trip.  Language barrier not with= standing,, we had a great time running around the city. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Saw him later at the factory in Hammamatsu= .  It was interesting seeing the Bostons and the Kawais traveling down = the same assembly line.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Arthur </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>