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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>I’ve tuned one small Falcone grand. It wasn’t =
what Santi
had in mind I’m sure, but it really wasn’t bad. =
I’ve also
tuned 1 Suzuki grand and I was less impressed. Tuning pins seemed =
un-snug and
generally not a good sound. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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10.0pt'>David M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Wayne Walker<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, February =
20, 2006
1:39 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Falconer =
pianos?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Has anyone work on the new Falcone =
pianos
from the Sequng piano factory in <st1:country-region =
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>? I was wondering =
what quality
of piano they are and do they live up to the Falcone name. The same =
company is
also selling Hobart Cable and Geo Steck =
pianos.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I have noticed that Costco in the =
states
are selling Suzuki on-line. Has anyone had any experience with these
instrument? It is a shame that the market is going this way on-line and =
out of
state. Costco in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place =
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>
is only selling the digital in their store and on =
-line.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Walker</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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