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<DIV>List,</DIV>
<DIV> Over the years, I've come across several =
Kawai's
with bad pin blocks. The worst one though, was several years ago =
at
Western Iowa Tech. We got in a grand that needed a massive
overhaul. Loose pins were part of its many =
problems. When
we pulled the pinblock, it looked aweful. It appeared to be made
from some form of glorified cork. A real spongy
material. The block fitting to the plate was full of =
massive
gaps. </DIV>
<DIV> It is my personal opinion that Kawai's are
mechanically one of the best pianos on the market. I don't =
feel the
same way about them structurally. I've had to reglue =
the sides
back on one of their consoles, and I've seen everything from bad =
pin
blocks, to styrofoam cheekblocks, to cabinets that were made from some =
form of
material similar to masonite or cardboard. I've had enough =
surprises
when disassembling them in regards to what I call inferior manufactring
materials that I've learned to distrust
them. </DIV>
<DIV> As for me, I'm not trying to
take pot shots at one of the best companies in the business as =
one
writer stated. Every piano has it's problems. It's =
just
that as technicians, we pass around our experiences so that others =
can
benefit from them. And...out of fairness to Kawai, we could =
submit
any piano brand and tell our war stories about what we've had to do to
them. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>regards </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ron </DIV></BODY></HT=
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