[CAUT] New Upright Pianos

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Ken,

How do the U-1 music racks hold up in an institution?  If they are a
problem, I'd go with the P-22s.

Hi Bob,

About your comment on P-22s pitch swing from summer to winter, do you or 
anyone out there know of a piano in the Midwest that doesn't have a 
substantial drift with the change in seasons (without DC stuff)?  I don't.

It doesn't seem odd to me that a 3-4 year old institutional piano would need 
voicing, but I'd agree that the keys usually need some attention--especially 
if the dealer hasn't prepped the piano.   Sigh...   I can't remember, why do 
some manufacturers use unplated balance pins?   I spend a lot of time 
easing, lubing and ironing in Teflon powder.

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5 at yahoo.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 2:12 PM
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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