This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Ron, Were these grey market Kawais? I've found a couple of them with serious problems, but never had a USA Kawai with any such problems. There IS difference. =20 Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Ron & Lorene Shiflet Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:31 PM To: Piano-Tech Subject: Kawai Pin Blocks =20 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 =20 regards=20 =20 Ron =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d2/12/f9/72/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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