Yamaha LU-90 ...and other indonesian attrocities

[Elian Degen J.]

Roger,

I just answered an e-mail from Mark Blosius, the ones you mention, are
similar, but are assembled in US. so probably, if I am right, the assembly
problems should not be the same.

What is your opinion about pinblock and tuning pin assembly ?

I imagine the parts they use are the same, and if the Canadian LU´s have no
pinblock problems, then my appreciation on problems in the preparation would
be confirmed.

Thank you

Elian
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Jolly <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha LU-90 ...and other indonesian attrocities


>
> >
> >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
>