Sojin Pianos

[David Ilvedson]

"Voiced on the bright side" usually means no voicing at all on these
beasts.

David I.

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On 6/20/01 at 8:13 AM Paul wrote:

>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
>>