[CAUT] Water Damage to Practice Room U1s

[Wimblees at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/16/2006 10:20:23 AM Central Standard Time,  
wbps at vermontel.net writes:

One  curious detail came up during the estimating of repairs on these  
two  sprinkled-on U1s. I was quoted by Yamaha $511 per set of  
replacement  bass strings. (I made a quick call to the local Yamaha  
dealer who  said that sounded right.)

This 52-string set duplicated by Mapes would  be $223. Steinway's  
replacement set for either 1098 or K52 is $167.  I know that with  
Yahama strings the lengths are so well-calculated  that they can go  
right on the tuning pin with no trimming to length,  and presumably  
their accuracy for a scale of their own should be far  above anyone  
else's copy of this set. BUT....what else am I getting  for the extra  
$300-350?

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter,  P.T.G.



About 20 years ago I bought a U1 that fell off a truck. It needed several  
case parts. Not only did those parts cost nearly three times as much as  
comparable parts from Baldwin and Steinway, it took 6 months to get them. The  main 
reason, I was told, was that they did not have them in stock, and the parts  
had to be special made at the factory in Japan. Maybe that is why the bass  
strings are so much more. They are special order, from Japan. Did they tell you  
how long it would take to get them?
 
Wim 
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