<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> <DIV>I tuned one this afternoon. serial # DG14414. Stamped "Made in China" . </DIV> <DIV>Fairly new piano but the pinblock felt like play dough. And the regulation was completely off. I had to cheat with the glide bolts to make it playable for now, but it needs a couple of days' work. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jean-Luc, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1/18/2012 7:58:57 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, pianoboutique@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> <DIV><FONT size=2>Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I sell Hallet Davis pianos and have tuned many of them.   They are rather tunable, but the touch weight is heavy.   I could be wrong, but I don't think they were made by Samic.   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:paul@pmpiano.com href="mailto:paul@pmpiano.com">Paul Milesi</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:ptg_pianotechne@egroups.ptg.org href="mailto:ptg_pianotechne@egroups.ptg.org">my.ptg Pianotech</A> ; <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Hallett Davis Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I received a call regarding a 10-year-old Hallett Davis grand with serial number DG03170, supposedly brand new in 2002, that the caller is interested in buying.  I don't have access to my Pierce Atlas at the moment.  I found and have reviewed a website for this maker, but would like to know more about who builds these pianos and where, relative quality, etc.  Can anyone assist me with info?  I'm thinking this is an Indonesian- or Chinese-made piano with old American name?  Is the company still American-owned, or are they owned by Samick or Young Chang or someone like that?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Thanks in advance for any information.</DIV> <DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Paul Milesi RPT<BR>Washington DC<BR>(202) 246-3136 Cell/Text<BR>paul@pmpiano.com<BR><A title=http://www.pmpiano.com/ href="http://www.pmpiano.com/">http://www.pmpiano.com</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"> <DIV><BR></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>