Shafer & Sons

[Delwin D Fandrich]

That's kind of what I thought. Screws don't hold real well either.

Del

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Roger Jolly wrote:

> Hi Del,
>        The Chickering 507 is MDF board on the lids. All Japanese products
> are MDF as far as I know, it gives better stability to the polyester
> finishes, an engineering compatibility choice, with the very gloss on the
> majority of their instruments, it prevents planking show through, which is
> inevitable at some point with cross band construction.
> Regards Roger
> Roger Jolly
> Balwin Yamaha Piano Centres.
> Saskatoon/Regina.
> Canada.