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<font size=3>Rob,<br><br>
Although I would agree that they should buy the Kawai instead of the
Boston, it is not correct to say that they are the same piano. The
designs are completely different between Kawai and Boston pianos, and
playing them side by side reveals a lot about which is better designed
;-)<br><br>
The material qualities are exactly the same except that there are no ABS
parts in the Boston - a real negative for the longevity and stability of
the action.<br><br>
Don Mannino RPT<br>
(Kawai America employee)<br><br>
At 07:48 PM 2/19/2003 -0800, you wrote:<br>
</font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Why
not buy a Kawai RX-2? It's the same piano made in the same factory
as the Boston and costs less because it doesn't say "who cares and
sons" on it. (How's that for
sarcasm?)</font><font size=3><br>
<br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Rob Goodale,
RPT</font><font size=3><br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Las Vegas, NV</font><font size=3><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>A local school is buying a new
grand piano. The music department chair<br>
is weighing the choice of either a Boston GP-193 or a Yamaha C3 or
C5.<br>
For any of you who know these pianos and can give an unbiased
opinion,<br>
which would you recommend? Are there any strong or weak points
of<br>
either model that we should consider?<br><br>
You may want to respond privately. I have never tuned or worked on
a<br>
Boston, so I'm not very well equipped to help her make the choice
on<br>
this without some input.<br><br>
Regards,<br>
Clyde</font></blockquote></blockquote></html>