<HTML>A little more feedback here. We have just gotten in ou= r first Sohmer grand and console. I can tell you that the console looks like= the original #35 (is that right?) Sohmer scale. The grand appears to have some changes made, but both pianos came in beautif= ully prepped. They play very well and are the best Korean pianos I have seen= , IMHO as good as a C series Yamie. Rich Galassini Cunningham Piano Company Philadelphia, Pa. (800) 394-1117 In a message dated 9/5/03 1:27:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, roger.j@sasktel.= net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Hi Dave,              I d= on't think they are the old Sohmer scales, but I will do some checking.   You are not nut's, we have made some large steps forward in the last = year, and just a few small steps backwards thankfully.  But we are movi= ng forward, with better things yet to come. A lot of my input thus far has been about getting back to some basics, and e= xecuting it well.  The factory culture is a changing. We are using mainly Renner and Abel hammers in our Grands and it is sure pay= ing off in the area of tone quality and the ease of voicing.   The= graphite has gone from Samick action centres, that I can take some credit f= or.  However Renner hammer shanks and wips will still have a light coat= of graphite. Thank's for the compliment. It's nice to get feed back, positive or negative= . </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>