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PM Pacific Standard Time, donmannino@comcast.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-=
LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I would like to mention tha=
t I have a Kawai model 600 grand at home that my
<BR>wife's family purchased new in 1968, making the piano well past your 10
<BR>year pinblock figure. :-) It has been tuned regularly it's whole l=
ife, the
<BR>tuning pins are still tight, and it stays in tune incredibly well, in sp=
ite
<BR>of our daily playing (those who have heard me will tell you that I am no=
t a
<BR>light player). The pinblock does not touch the plate flange anywhe=
re along
<BR>the width of the piano! This is not an exceptional example - there=
are
<BR>thousands and thousands of similar pianos out there in use.</FONT><FONT =
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<BR>Don,
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<BR>One of my favorite Kawais was a model 600 from around the same vintage a=
s yours. The owners kept it in mint condition until they had to trade =
it for a smaller instrument. It outplayed many of the Steinways we had=
in the store at the time. It even had one piece ivories, as I recall =
(not necessarily PC, but an interesting feature).
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<BR>Dave Stahl</FONT></HTML>