Young Chang

[Mike Masters]

I have a customer with a new Young Chang G-150. (actually I have quite 
a few customers with new YC grands) I tuned her piano (dealer warranty) 
about 2 weeks ago. She called me last week and couldn't quite describe 
the problem. I was there earlier this morning to investigate, and found 
a problem that is common in most (if not all) YC grands (and other makes 
as well). The sound is a ringing coming from the non-speaking lentgh 
between the front duplex and the capo bar in the mid and high treble. I 
can put my finger on the strings in this area and the *noise* stops for 
that particular note. I know that some manufacturers will use a felt 
strip or stringing braid woven through the strings to mute the noise in 
the rear duplex, but I've never seen this done at the front. I have 
never taken time (before today to find the cause, I always assumed it 
was a characteristic of the YC piano that couldn't be fixed. Guess I was 
wrong. I haven't talked to YC yet, but do plan to. I think I'm going to 
go ahead and try stringing braid in this area, unless someone (Don 
maybe?) has had any different experiences or ideas. Looking forward to 
the advice of the list. Thanks in advance.

Mike Masters
Masters Piano Service
Lakewood, OH