Yamaha LU-90 ...and other indonesian attrocities

[Roger Jolly]

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>Personally, I'm not thrilled by any of these low-enders, but it does a job,
>and I'm dying to see another one soon so that I can try Roger's steam
>voicing on it...perfect candidate.
>
Hi Mark,
             Here in Canada, we had the LU101 series, American assembled
from Japanese components.
Current model is a C108 , harsh, single felted, unvoiced hammers. After
steam voicing they sound very similar to the old (superior) M1's. After
voicing it becomes a nice entry level piano.
All of the models in this series, recieve no voicing at the factory due to
the competitive price point. Unfortunately both dealers and consumers
demand a budget instrument with the Yamaha name. So some compromise had to
be made. At least the voicing is a simple and fast fix.
One burst high on each shoulder will do the trick, use just the tip of the
iron to reach the underside of the hammer, and invert the iron to hit the
top side. you don't even have to loosen the action bolts.
I normally do these pianos before tuning, as it makes the tuning job a lot
easier to hear the partials.
Good day Mate
Roger



Roger Jolly
BaldwinYamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505