not quite 'factory'?

[Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols]

List,
	Ran across a new one last night, and thought I'd check to see if anyone
else has seen this on any Kawai grands they service.

	KG-2C #736078, purchased NEW by a local recording studio years back.
  On TOP of the central belly beam, directly under the tenor bridge, about
where notes 36 thru 40 cross the bridge, is a collection of hardware that
just doesn't look like factory installation. The pile consists of a nut (or
bolt head)and washer on the beam, with a washer-type thing on top, and a
heavy coiled spring bridging the remaining gap to the bottom of the board,
where it seems to push up on the board (with a BIG flat washer), right
under the bridge. It's very secure, although when agitated, it does make a
little noise. It's hard to tell if there's a lot of lost energy due to the
board being connected to the beam in this manner, but never-the-less, I've
not seen a factory install of such a device, nor have I seen a "repair"
like this before. Any Kawai guys on the list from way back when this puppy
was made? Would you have done this? Perhaps the studio owner needs to talk
to the dealership. I didn't think that their tech was that.....inventive.
Who knows. I DON'T!
	Thanks for any feedback,
Guy
Guy Nichols, RPT
nicho@lascruces.com
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