From: Concerned citizen with 3 kids
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, July 8, 2010 8:02:28 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Piano News from Japan ... Urgent Piano Recall!
PIANO NEWS FROM JAPAN -- Urgent Piano Recall
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"Yamaha and Kawai have recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would, resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals.
The sticky pedal also makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a piece, making it extremely risky for audiences.
Although there have been a tremendous number of accidentals, fortunately it has so far caused no
deafs.
Analysts are wondering if it will put a damper on their bass market and if they will be able to sustain sales.
Congress is also considering calling in the presidents of Yamaha and Kawai for questioning as to when the companies first learned about the treble."
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Ahhhh... *thanks* to the anonymous poster who put this up on http://chicagopianos.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/urgent-piano-recall/
Aaron in San Francisco
DC7 Pro looking for DKC-850 on sale (or someone to crea iPod/iTouch/iPhone app to control Mark III)
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