In a message dated 98-02-27 09:48:08 EST, you write: >List, > I'm considering the purchase of a studio vertical to take some wear off >of the grand. >Is the Boston vertical a Kawai with closer tolerances or does it have >Steinway design >features? I am impressed with the Samicks (sp?) that I have seen; they seem >to be a good >value but I'm concerned about possible non-leather knuckles and manufacturing >tolerances. >And finally, the Young Chang vertical seems to play like a truck. Any >comments or >suggestions? > Chuck Bell > Associate member When the Boston was first introduced, the Midwest sales rep gave a talk at our chapter meeting. He flat out told us that the Boston and Kawai are made on the same production line, and that the only difference between the two was that Kawai uses graphite jacks, and the Boston uses wood jacks. I either don't remember, or I he might not have told us, if Kawai retooled their production line to match the Boston, (and is being allowed to make Kawai's the same way), or if Steinway came to Kawai, liked their design, and asked them to make Bostons. The few times I have played a Boston, I could not hear or feel any difference with the Kawai. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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