Samick: opinions, please

[Dean May]

I think you could make a pretty nice piano out of it. Especially getting it
for only $3k. I would plan on a set of quality hammers, maybe knuckles, and
a set of Arledge bass strings. Then plan on several hours of prep work. Make
sure, when you install the hammers, that you adjust the strike point at the
upper treble break, just like you do at #88. You can eliminate some harsh
partials this way if they don't have it set right at the factory.

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Paul Mulik
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 11:34 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Samick: opinions, please

Hello List,

A 7-foot Samick grand is being offered for sale in my area for $3,300.  I
haven't had the chance to examine it yet (I hope to do so tomorrow), but I
might purchase this piano for my wife.  The seller has informed me that it
is 11 years old, in excellent condition, with walnut finish.  Sorry, I don't
know the model number, but I assume it is a WFG 215.

In my limited experience as a technician, I've tuned only one Samick grand,
a very small one.  It was not an impressive instrument, but then again baby
grands in general don't sound very good, IMO.  If anyone has any comments
about the larger Samick grands, please reply to the list or contact me
privately.

Does anybody know the current list price for the WFG 215?  Also, doesn't
Samick own a whole bunch of other piano companies?  I can't keep track of
who owns what these days.

Thank you,

Paul Mulik, Associate Member
Joplin, Missouri

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