<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3>Well, For what it's worth, I do work for a = dealership that carries both Yamaha and Kawai, Baldwin and Samick.  The Kawai's I = see are uniformly a pleasure to work on, and I practically never see anything unpleasantly surprising when I work on one. I could say the same for = Yamahas..I only wish I could say the same for Baldwins.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Kevin E. Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=PatchWick@aol.com href="mailto:PatchWick@aol.com">PatchWick@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 22, 2003 = 7:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha vs. Samick = studio pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I tuned a brand new 'ordered-from-the-internet' Kawaii just last = week. Truly one of the worst instruments I have ever seen. The entire action = bounces with great gusto whenever any 1 note is struck. The only positive = thing I can say about the piano is that the pins are tighter than any yamaha I = ever tuned, and I tune for a dealer!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I vote for the P22 hands (and feet) down!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>will</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>