<html> Patrick, K&C are made by Samick, not Young Chang.  The pianos will not be the same, although they are undoubtedly equivalent. Welcome to the world of competitive bidding.  It is a constant battle for manufacturers to make sure their pianos are considered on equal terms for any competitive bids, and it is a constant battle for music teachers who want a particular piano brand or model, but are forced to open their purchase up to bid by government regulations. If the teacher isn't successful in getting the pianos changed, you should submit an estimate to the school for a thorough prep job, and suggest that they pressure the dealer or manufacturer to pay that bill back to the school (or to you directly) if they are to be considered for any future purchases.  That's the kind of pressure that usually works. Good luck! Don Mannino At 05:10 PM 7/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hello all, I have a high school music teacher who's in the midst of getting some pianos. He made some selections, but lo & behold someone in procurement got an "alternate bid" and now he has some pianos that he didn't want, which he is "assured" are equivalent. He wanted the K&C  46.5" upright, but got the YC 46.5". He had tried out the K&Cs at a dealer which (sometimes) excels at prep (he liked what he heard), the YC is from a dealer which thinks prep means "uncrate" (he really dislikes these). He wants to send the YCs back. Fine's Piano Book (2000-2001 ed) shows the YC as listing for $400 more than the K&C. The "good" dealer was selling the K&C for $330 more than the YC. My impression had been that the only real differences between these models was the name plate, and the amount of prep work put into them. Any comments from folks who prep these, etc? Patrick Draine </blockquote></html>