<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: First on-line images of the Overs-Kawai 200 grand pian</title></head><body> <div>Calin,</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"> . . . Did you use the rim of an older Kawai or did you buy it new from the factory?</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>It was an early Kawai KG5 out a of club. Everything that could be wrong with the piano, with the exception of the case structure, was. Most of these early KG5 piano have dead sound boards, so they are an ideal platform from which to buy a case for next to nothing, and make a nice little piano from it.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">And why did you choose not to use a tuned / untuned back duplex?</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Because I'm trying to build a smaller grand for a smaller price, without compromising its musical or aesthetic qualities. The benefits of having the front and rear duplex of a specific length (whether tuned or untuned) is at best marginal. So I chose to leave it out of this remanufactured model.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">That cutoff-corner with the decal on it and the green felt looks very nice.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Thank you. I quite like the way it gives the board a visual symmetry around the line of the long bridge, apart from what I believe to be its musical and structural benefits. The decal is our own screen printed decal for this type of piano.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">The colour, was it the customer's wish?</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>The colour scheme was my idea. At first he was a but of a sceptic, since the first drafts looked somewhat akin to Robin Hood and his merry men. But once we got down to the darker shades he could see that it would look quite classy. The idea of finishing off-the-gun with a satin finish is again to reduce the cost. Musicians and Conservatoriums don't care if their studio instruments don't have a gloss finish. So why should we inflict the finishing cost upon them?</div> <div><br></div> <div>I have looked at other colour combinations for a satin finish. I have another which I would like to try. The case is coffee coloured, while the plate is a light metallic blue with royal blue felt. I think it looks quite amazing on colour cards, and in the right setting it could really work.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>