Your Opinion Requested

[Thos. D. Carpenter]

Kent,
for my district, here in Boulder County, Colo., I am recommending the U-121
Korean built.  With a thorough prepping (3-4 hrs. + some heavy duty voicing)
it can be can be brought more in line with the Yamaha or the Kawai.  It`s
attractive in ebony (polish or satin), sturdily built, and can take a
beating. I have a dealer here who`ll get it to the school district regulated
and delivered for $3100.
    As far as I know, which I don`t, YC hasn`t built for Yamaha for years.
sincerely,
Tom Carpenter
Berthoud, CO
-----Original Message-----
From: JCSwafford@AOL.COM <JCSwafford@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 8:14 PM
Subject: RE: Your Opinion Requested


>Dear List,
>
>One of the high schools in town is going to acquire new pianos.
>The choir teacher was told that since Yamaha pianos are built by Young
Chang
>they would get a better deal for the same quality as Yamaha to buy Young
>Chang. It is my opinion YC's do not belong in places where serious music is
>studied (for a long list of reasons), but perhaps they have improved under
my
>nose within the last year or two. I know Yamaha builds pianos in Japan and
>the US and has some connection with Pearl River pianos, but do they
actually
>have Young Chang build some of their pianos? And if they do are they the
same
>quality as the Japanese and American Yamahas? Most of the schools I service
>have Yamaha P22 or P202, Kawai UST-7 or UST-8C, Baldwin 243, or Charles
>Walter studio. What one of these pianos would you recommend the school buy
or
>could you suggest another piano or model. I'm not talking grands right now.
>The price per piano must be under $5000.00.
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Joel Swafford, RPT