to Kawai LISTeners

Don Mannino DonMannino@worldnet.att.net
Mon, 27 Jan 1997 15:46:26 -0800


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Andre,

Thank you for letting us know that you do work for Yamaha.  This eases =
my surprise at your earlier post.

Please, let's not bicker about which piano is superior - each brand has =
its strengths and personality.  Your statement about the number of =
Yamaha pianos made over the years was an unnecessary stab, and is a weak =
argument for quality - if sales volume were the best indication of =
product quality, General Motors would be hailed as vastly superior to =
BMW and Mercedes Benz!

Don Mannino RPT, Manager
Kawai Piano Technical Support, U.S. and Canada
(Don_Mannino@compuserve.com or DonMannino@worldnet.att.net)

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>From: 	Oorebeek A.[SMTP:oorebeek@euronet.nl]
>Sent: 	Monday, January 27, 1997 2:27 PM
>To: 	pianotech@byu.edu
>Subject: 	to Kawai LISTeners

>Dear colleagues,
>After having read all the comments on Kawai tuning stability, I would =
like to respond again.
>I must first tell you that the experiences I had with Kawai, have been =
mainly with older instruments.
>As I am a freelancer, working for Yamaha, I work mostly with Yamaha's, =
and because of my (freelance) job at the Amsterdam >Conservatory, I tune =
mostly Steinways and Yamaha's and some other makes.
(big snip)

>CONCERT PIANO SERVICE
>Andr=E9 Oorebeek
>Amsterdam, the Netherlands
>email address: oorebeek@euronet.nl

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