I tend to like the Kawai consoles for what they are (a console). I also Agree with Ryan on the backpost issue. Schimmel pianos have no backposts and are very nice, substantial and stable pianos. Why do you say the SB/Ribs/Bridge are "flimsy?" In other words, how didyou assess that? Just curious, not picking on you. ;-) William R. Monroe On Apr 8, 2010, at 8:34 PM, Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> wrote: > It's hard to tell with a piano like that. Sometimes the buyer and > seller can split the cost of a tuning to at least get it up to pitch > and see how it sounds. > > If its got a beefy enough plate the backposts may not be necessary. > If it meets the clients needs and the price is right, it could be a > reasonable choice for someone starting out. > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net > > wrote: > Looked at a 504QA for a potential buyer today. Nice case, action > like-new, but badly out of tune at least 100cents flat, and a very > flimsy soundboard/ribs/bridge assembly and no backposts. Kawai's > current model listings don't include this model, and their decorator > console now features backposts. Looks like a "run don't walk" > situation, but I would appreciate any experiential info that anyone > might have regarding tuning stability or early failure modes. > > thanks > > Mike > > > > -- > Ryan Sowers, RPT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100409/7ac30226/attachment.htm>
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