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as you have all gathered I haven't the slightest idea about the makings of the piano.

damper slap rail sounds about right to me.

All i know is it's working

The tech was in today. He replaced the Kawai Action bar in the piano. And checked it through. I don't feel the blubbering unless I half press the keys. I had to try hard to make it happen The touch of the piano overall feels lighter. (i like this :D ). The tech said he will be in touch with the kawa...

I'm seriously worried now. From the sounds of it, the piano itself may be a dud.
Is this likely??

Thinking of asking for a new piano. hoping he will accept that.
Wish I knew enough to discern the problem before I put my money down.

Getting worried about what he's going to do to the piano. He did come across as knowing what he was doing.
I'm tempted to find another tech even though it means paying separately for it.
Dave

thanks for the advise. I'll keep you all posted. he's going to fix it later this week. Taking some component away to do the work and returning it the following day.
Still enjoying it even with the fault. Been looking forward to this piano too long to wait.
Dave

The shop dealer is the technitian himself. He mentioned 2 ways in which it can be fixed. Either tightening the springs or to move the board further away from the strings so that the striking mechanism can complete its cycle more easily. He seemed to indicate the moving of the board may affect the to...

Thank you
I'll be in touch with the dealer tomorrow.

I recieved my K-5 today.... :D. I do love the piano sounds as it did in the shop. But ....... Just want to know if hearing the notes repeating when they are played very very slowly is normal. I am very much the beginner and as I was reading a piece and playing VERY gently (early stages of learning t...

I've done it :D It's a Kawai K5. Should be delievered sunday week. Can't stand having to wait. Bought the showroom model that I liked and did sound beautiful. Finally decided to dispense with the silent options and put that money into the piano instead. The vendor was very good to me and went throug...

thanks for the info. I think i have to go and try them both out again. Problem is finding a dealer with both in stock so i can compare. A dealer that did have them both instock was selling the units at a tremendous discount but on questioning did not seem to interested in providing any after sales c...

I too am in the same boat but choosing between the U1 and the K3. From reading in alot of the forums the U1 gets better praise. I think i'm decided on the K3 (with silent option). The sound to me is alot sweeter than the U1's that i've tried to date. I don't know if the build quality is as good as t...

Grenache When did you purchase your U1? I am looking quite seriously at the K3 with a silent fitting. According to the dealer Kawai have just changed the silent system on their pianos. and the millenium action did seem to be a fairly light touch. I am a novice and I'm only just realising the differe...

They were both at the same dealer.

Have come round to 2 choices
The U1 or the PX124nt.

I know the U1 is highly favoured here but are there any issues with the PX124 that make it a turkey.
I liked the look of this piano over the U1 and the sound at the dealers did appeal to me more than the U1 I tried at the store.

In bromley Kent

Many thanks for all the advise so far. I know it does sound like overkill considering my skill level, but, Still looking at the piano as along term investment in my family. This is why I was looking at the U1 in the first place. In the short time I have learnt to play, I enjoyed it immensely. I'm no...

Hello I've been a long time lurker on this forum. I've read many of the posts regarding the U1 and had almost made up my mind that this is what I should be going for. But having finally visited a few piano shops and tinkered on their pianos i am no longer certain. I am very much a novice. I did have...