<html> <body> Greetings Alan,                             The Knabe grands are made to the original Baltimore scales. Features that make it different from other Asian pianos. Laminated maple rim construction.  Sand cast plate, vs the cheaper V pro method. 100% Renner action.  Renner premium Blue hammers. The bridges are no longer coated in Graphite, and are CNC drilled and notched. Vertical hard maple laminated bridge with tradition hard maple bridge cap. Andre Bolduc sound board White northern spruce. Panels are Pre seasoned in Canada to 4%MC  Crowned ribs. These pianos when prepped will hold their own with any major quality manufacturer Regards Roger Jolly Technical consultant. Samick Music Corp At 07:09 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Greetings List, I have a private client who went to a store to see a (new) Yamaha C-2, didn't really take to any of the ones they had, and is being diverted to a (new) Knabe (considering both the 5' 8" and the 6' 4").  Before I go look at it for them, does anyone out there have any experience with and/or opinion about how they are being made these days? Many thanks, Alan Eder RPT</blockquote></body> </html>