Well the first review about the first Kiseki (the Blue) used the
metaphorical expression ''Koetsu killer'' to describe the cart.
The reviewer had no idea that this was the actual intention of
Van den Dungen who was back then Koestu importer and very
angry at Sugano san because this Japanese ''san'' wanted payment
in advance but then forget to deliver the carts... Among different
possible inspirations one should also count revenge. Van Dungen
thought in terms of ''parts'' and ''wholes'' and decided to design the
body in Holland and order the parts (aka the generator) in Japan
where also some unknown ''san'' would put them together.
The Dutch have an impressive painter tradition so the body got
expected color and shape. But after the so called ''CD revolution''
some or many (?) bodies where left in Holland because there was no
demand for Kiseki cats. Those ''left overs'' are recently rediscovered
so , depending form the amount, two or three so called ''limited
editions'' are produced. To use Lew's description in term of ''old''
and ''new'' the real question at present is who has put the parts
together by the ''new Kiseki's''? Assuming that the old one has
passed away the further question is if the ''new one'' is as capable
as the old one? Anyway I share Lew';s skeptical assumption that
the new KP sounds as good as the old one.