Hi All, I will chime in on this also. I have tuned 1 Boston 45" and it played like a bear. Tuning pins were jumpy, tone was not musical. I tuned 1 48" Boston with jumpy pins and 1 52" Boston, same problem. The case for the 45" Boston was sloppily made and veneered and was made by Kimball. Reports I have heard said that warranty veneer problems have not been taken care of at a large university here. Bottom line for me, and this is my opinion, you are better off with the Kawai rather than Boston, and better than that would be Yamaha U-1's. James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth pianoman@inlink.com "I'm on my way towards the mighty light of knowledge". ---------- > From: Keith McGavern <kam544@ionet.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Boston verticals > Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 5:43 PM > > Ed Tomlinson <ETomlinCF3@aol.com> posted: > >My preference is Yamaha. I would consider a U1 Yamaha. The Boston is a > >Kawai. Improved with what features????... > > Ed, Ed. Naturally, your preference would be a Yamaha. But are the other > comments really necessary? > > The Bostons I've experienced may be manufactured by the Kawai group, but > they are definitely *not* Kawais' in personality. > > Keith A. McGavern > kam544@ionet.net > Registered Piano Technician > Oklahoma Chapter 731 > Piano Technicians Guild > USA >
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