<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1>     <div> <div> In a message dated = 12/22/2003<fon= t size=2 face=Arial> 9:18:22 = AM Eastern Standard Time, lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: </div> </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       =               =     Will,       =        I preface my comments by telling you that I’m not associated with = any dealer or manufacturer, and have no hidden agenda.  I am very = troubled by your comments. You don’t elaborate on what “ordered from = the internet” means. Nor do you reference the model # of this Kawai. = If the action is “Bouncing” the key frame should be bedded, a task = the dealer would perform during routine prep.  Does ” ordered from the internet “ = eliminate a local dealer and if so would this explain your = problem?       =       When you describe a Kawai as “one of the worst instruments you have = ever seen“  to this technician you lose all credibility. Ever service a = Kincaid? A Memphis Aeolian or = Kimball Whitney? Perhaps this particular Kawai is horrible, but let’s not = condemn this manufacturer to a forum of technicians whose experience I’ll = wager is quite the opposite.       =       Tom Driscoll RPT       =       P.S. Also list etiquette would be better served if you sign your full name. =   </div> </div> </body> </html>