That is definitely not Kawai made... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Paul Mulik" <tubist at swbell.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 5/2/2006 1:50:47 PM Subject: Re: Howard pianos? >A friend of mine in Joplin recently bought a small, older Howard grand, >serial #227757, for $800. The finish is pretty dull and it would benefit >from restringing and a new pinblock, but I'd say he got quite a bargain. >When I went to tune it for him, I spent probably 5 minutes trying to figure >out how to remove the action, until I realized that the screws that hold the >key blocks in place were concealed beneath the rubber buttons. A few days >later, I encountered an unusual old Acrosonic which also had screws (for >removing the top) hidden beneath rubber buttons. >I guess this is old news to most of you, but perhaps some of our newer >members may not have encountered this "design feature" before. Perhaps it >is unique to Baldwin products? >--Paul >>>>Can anyone share knowledge or experience with Howard pianos? I >haven't heard of them. Someone I know is interested in purchasing a >5'9" one for about $6500, and it's from the 60s.
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