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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks Roger:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>How are you going about changing the =
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=roger.j@sasktel.net =
href="mailto:roger.j@sasktel.net">Roger Jolly</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> January 06, 2003 11:57 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Knabe/Samick</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Hi
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David,<BR> &nb=
sp;
Knabe grands have a laminated maple rim, Renner action, Italian Ciresa =
sound
board, Canadian Bolduc pin block. Renner blue hammers. Mapes bass
strings. They are regulated and voiced in California.<BR>I'm =
currently
working on changing some of the action ratios to further improved =
performance.
<BR>Dip is currently at 11.2mm and is being changed to 10mm.<BR>Very =
positive
response from pianist thus far. Detailing is the best that I =
have seen
from Korea thus far and will get better.<BR>6ft 4" is reverse =
engineered from
late 20's scale. Will be introduced at NAMM.<BR>But I may be the wrong =
person
to ask.<BR><BR>Roger<BR>Tech consultant.<BR>Samick Corp<BR><BR><BR>At =
11:15 PM
1/5/2003 -0800, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Has =
anyone had a
chance to look at the new Knabe pianos made by Samick?
Opinions?</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT size=2>David
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