<HTML>In a message = dated 7/3/04 6:14:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sec@overspianos.com.au writes= : <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> I seem to remember from your first post on this topic that the Kawai/Sch= iedmeyer in question was a grand? If so, do you remember the length of the p= iano and at which notes it crossed between the bass/treble bridges? I'd be i= nterested to know. </BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Ron, It is a grand piano--C183 I believe is the model number.  I will ch= eck out the crossover point next time I am admitted into my ex-wife's house,= or the next time I see a similar model in the field.  I also tune some= of the uprights.  I did not check out the scaling and bridges on them,= but now that you've got my curiosity going, I will compare them to the many= Kawais that I service on a regular basis. Honestly, most of the newer upright Kawais I work on become stable after= a period of 1-2 years if they are in a fairly stable environment.  The= grands tend to be a little less steady for slightly longer.  The Schie= dmayers were really nice, and it's a shame they didn't make more of an impac= t on the piano market in the US.   Thanks for the information.  I'll check into the design when I have= the opportunity. Regards, Dave Stahl</HTML>