This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, Over the years, I've come across several Kawai's with bad pin = blocks. The worst one though, was several years ago at Western Iowa = Tech. We got in a grand that needed a massive overhaul. Loose pins = were part of its many problems. When we pulled the pinblock, it looked = aweful. It appeared to be made from some form of glorified cork. A = real spongy material. The block fitting to the plate was full of = massive gaps. =20 It is my personal opinion that Kawai's are mechanically one of the = best pianos on the market. I don't feel the same way about them = structurally. I've had to reglue the sides back on one of their = consoles, and I've seen everything from bad pin blocks, to styrofoam = cheekblocks, to cabinets that were made from some form of material = similar to masonite or cardboard. I've had enough surprises when = disassembling them in regards to what I call inferior manufactring = materials that I've learned to distrust them. =20 As for me, I'm not trying to take pot shots at one of the best = companies in the business as one writer stated. Every piano has it's = problems. It's just that as technicians, we pass around our experiences = so that others can benefit from them. And...out of fairness to Kawai, = we could submit any piano brand and tell our war stories about what = we've had to do to them. =20 regards=20 Ron ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3b/a1/ca/bc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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