<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=US-ASCII"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4E739.80580220"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> I want to know when we’re = going to see carbon graphite soundboards:  = Light, stiff, predictable, who knows, maybe they even have some acoustic = properties.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David Love <st1:PersonName>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</f= ont></st1:PersonName> = <o:p></o:p> </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Sent: Tuesday, December = 21, 2004 8:06 AM To: = <st1:PersonName>Pianotech</st= 1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Plastic = action parts <o:p> </o:p> <div> Interesting. Is it that the = parts that were ABS, are now carbon-graphite? Or have the ABS parts remained = and now other parts are carbon-graphite? And what might have the carbon graphite = parts replaced?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Maybe I just need to go to = a dealer and have them pull an action for me.....<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Thanks for the tip. I = generally like Kawais. You, or someone else, mentioned the EX (I think) series of = pianos. I have not heard of that. I am somewhat familiar with the RX series and = service a few of them. Is the EX the latest and greatest? How might it compare = with the Yamaha C series (I am quite familiar with the Yamys - I make about 500 = service calls to Yamaha C3s a year).<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Thanks.<o:p></= o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Terry = Farrell<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> In a = message dated 12/21/04 5:29:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, <a href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</a> = writes: <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> I am generally aware of the ABS thing Kawai has been doing, but what was = their "next step" and what is different about their "new = action" and when did that change occur? <o:p></o:p> Terry, It's the carbon-graphite parts, found in all the better grands, soon to = be found in ALL the grands, from what I gather.  Don't know about the verticals. Dave Stahl <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>