[CAUT] New Upright Pianos

[Aaron Bousel]

Nothing to add about the U1 and P22, but Id be cautious with the 
T-116 and T-121. These are probably fine in a home but I don't know 
how they'd hold up in an institution. After years and years of making 
pianos that come apart so easily, Yamaha's gone the other way on 
these. The top door and key cover are one unit. It's awkward to get 
it off and on and, especially the T-121, it's heavy. The bottom door 
is made wider than the distance between the leg posts. Not impossible 
but really unnecessarily awkward to get out and back in again. We got 
a few of these as part of our Yamaha program and otherwise they're 
fine, but we'll also only have them for 10 months. Some kind of 
handle attached to the back of the top door would be a big help.
If you can get U1's, go for it!

Aaron

At 04:20 PM 2/5/2007, you wrote:
>Ditto what Bob said. I just looked at the database and we have 163 P22s
>and 25 U1s. Very consistent, etc. One thing to consider is Yamaha has
>been excellent to work with. If we've ever needed anything it's at our
>door within a week, most of the time with no charge.
>
>Jim Busby BYU
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>Bob Hull
>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:13 PM
>To: College and University Technicians
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] New Upright Pianos
>
>I can comment on Yamaha's P22s more than on the U1.
>At Union University in Jackson, TN they bought about 7
>new Yamaha P22s 3 or 4 years ago. These are placed in
>part-time teacher's pianos studios (used in Community
>Music Center afternoon program for kids) and also in
>voice professor's studios.  One is in a  lecture hall
>that is rented out for conferences etc.
>   The P22s are very consistent from one piano to the
>next and play well.  They are tremendously influenced
>by the humidity changes (go out 15 - 25 cents between
>seasons) and I can hear them already getting brighter.
>  Although these are less expensive than the U1 I think
>they project their tone a little more.  U1's that I
>service are muffled sounding.  However, I do think the
>U1 has some qualities above  the P22 in performance
>and touch.  I don't know what the price difference is.
>  So far, the P22's are holding up and the univ. is
>happy with them.
>Some P22s in other locations (new P22s) have had a lot
>of key bushing problems - I judiciously ease and get
>them like I want then a year later have to go back and
>do more.  Also the soundboards have little  plugged
>places where they've glued in another piece to make up
>for a flaw and these may have sap coming out of them
>on some pianos.
>
>Bob Hull
>--- Kenneth Eschete <k-eschete at northwestern.edu>
>wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > I am about to buy 10 new uprights for use in
> > practice rooms at Northwestern
> > University.  In the past, we have purchased Yamaha
> > U-1, but I wanted to
> > check with my colleagues to hear suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken Eschete, RPT
> > Director of Keyboard Maintenance
> >
> > Kenneth P. Eschete
> > Director, Keyboard Maintenance Office
> > Northwestern University School of Music
> > 711 Elgin Road
> > Evanston, Illinois 60208
> > Phone:  847-467-6970  Email:
> > k-eschete at northwestern.edu
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Aaron Bousel
Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild
abousel at comcast.net
(413) 253-3846 (voice & fax) 
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