<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I just got done tuning a 4 year old Samick SU 108  that sold for 24 grand Norwegian.  At present rates thats rougly 3300 USD and we have this very high VAT here of 24 %... so the comparable US price would be easily in the range you mention.  Straightforward ok enough piano.  Out of the box they seem really quite ok. My only problem with Samick is that too many of them seem to die an early death. However... we live in the <<use and throw away>> age so the 10 year piano works just fine.<br> <br> Clean sounding usually,  too clean really for my taste. Light and bright touch.  Better then a Jasper by far :)<br> <br> Cheers<br> RicB<br> <br> and bytheway there Alan.... :)<br> <br> <big><big><big><big><big>MOO !<br> <br> </big></big></big></big></big><br> Farrell wrote: <blockquote cite="mid000c01c49d9e$502126c0$19b32341@youro0kwkw9jwc" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Just got a call from a good client who is looking at purchasing a new Samick studio piano (thank goodness the old 1940s termite-eaten Winter spinet is going!!!!!!:-). It is a model JS115 and the price is $2,900. That seems cheap for any new piano - unless of course, this is some special purchase ultra-cheap junker of a piano with a cardboard keybed, etc., etc. Anyone familiar with this model and the going price? Thanks.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Terry Farrell</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</a></font></div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>