Andr=E9 & list, If more dealers would follow the procedures you mention below, *before* the piano leaves the store, many of this type of complaints would not exist. And I'm not *just* referring to Kawai dealers. :-) Unfortunately, *most* dealers just won't put out the money for someone competent to do what really needs to be done. Back in March of 1995, Barbara Richmond also posted a good procedure for prepping Kawai's. Most of it would also be good for prepping any piano, or when reconditioning one for that matter. I have it in my files if anyone is interested. Just my feelings on the subject. Avery >I went to the studio, examined the instrument and decided not to burn my ha= nds. >I advised the owners to have a Japanese Kawai technician come and ask >him/her >to regulate, tune and (especially) voice the instrument. >In my opinion, many Kawai's are difficult to tune because of false beats, >>therefor manipulating the tuning pins takes more time causing strings to >go out >faster than normal, causing then complaints. >If a technician regulates the instrument, makes a >stable< tuning, and >makes a >beautiful< voicing, >the problem will probably have been solved. >Sometimes I even like Kawai's.... > > >Friendly Greetings from: > >CONCERT PIANO SERVICE >Andr=E9 Oorebeek _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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