[CAUT] boston comments

[Jeff Tanner]

This particular one I did was in a home with two fairly talented piano 
students, but was more than 5 years old. Haven't dated it. I reined in the 
rep spring tension, tweeked letoff, drop and hammerblow, tuned and voiced. 
Took about 4 hours.

I like them fine, too. My impression is more that they are more similar to 
Kawai than having much Steinway flavor, but both can be nice pianos if 
someone spends some time with them. But there isn't a piano in that price 
"range" I'm more impressed with than the better grade pianos SMC is making - 
Pramberger Platinum Series and Wm Knabe models. Haven't seen the Kohler & 
Campbells.  Just tuned a Knabe WKG-57 this morning. Last tuning was 13 
months ago. Other than C3, the lowest note in the tenor, which was sharp, 
nothing was more than a half cent off and this guy practices 2-3 hours a 
day. I did install a D/C dehumidifier system 3 years ago, but it didn't move 
much before that either. I've always felt a little guilty charging him full 
price for tuning his piano.

Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] boston comments


> Hi Jeff
>
> I agree... actually I think both the 178 and the 215 are great 
> instruments. Really nice refreshing alternative to the brashy sound one 
> often hears from asian made pianos. Definitely more a Steinway product 
> then a Kawaii... regardless what you hear from some folks... at least in 
> my book.
>
> Cheers
> RicB