Sojin Pianos

[Paul]

Pastor Fowler

I serviced Sojin Grands for a  dealer when they were selling them a few
years ago. The piano construction seemed more for the cosmetics than
durability. Everything was clean and neat, assembled with attention to
appearance. I found most of the grands to be voiced on the bright side. It
took some work to bring this down but it could be done and a more pleasant
tone was achieved. They tended to get brassy sounding when played loud.
Probably a different set of hammers would help here. They seemed to hold up
to domestic use, but when played a lot, the maintenance went way up. Much
more regulating and pedal repairs than I thought to be normal.
In my opinion, if you intend to use the piano only two or three times weekly
for a few pieces a music, it should do fine. But I wouldn't recommend it for
choir accompaniment, long rehearsals or long heavy use for services.

Paul Chick RPT
----- Original Message -----
From: Robb Fowler <rafjr@cbcso.org>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:40 PM
Subject: Sojin Pianos


> Hello,
>
> My church is considering buying a Sojin piano.  We have received a lot of
> negative feedback about Sojin.  Could anyone give me some specific reasons
> (more specific than "they are entry level", or "they aren't as good as
> Yamaha")?  We don't want to make a big mistake, but we need facts to make
> our decision.
>
> Thanks!
>
> That Christ may be exalted,
>
> Pastor Robb Fowler
> Calvary Baptist Church
> Sandusky, OH
> rafjr@cbcso.org
>