>Does anyone know what the significant differences are among the new Yamaha >T116, M450, and P22? It would appear to me they are all consoles, and all >have the same A0 string length of 44.5". Does this mean they all have the >same stringing scale? Do they have the same action? The T116 and the P22 are >similar in price, but the M450 is said to be almost $1000 less. Yamaha left >out $900 worth of what? Thanks. I'm just trying to help a "new" >(?potentially?) client. > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com Actually the M450 & M500 are one scale design, the P22 & the T116 are another. The M450 & M500 models fall into the console category since they're under 45" tall (44"), but are very close. While the lowest bass string is the same on both the consoles, compare the same string length and total sound board area on some other pianos and you see what I mean: Make Model String length Sound Board Area Consoles Yamaha M450 44.5" 1943 sq. inches Yamaha M500 44.5" 1943 sq. inches 45" Uprights Yamaha P22 44.5 2011 Steinway 1510 43.5 1944 Petroff 115 41.3 1906 There are pianos that have longer #1 bass strings and larger soundboards-it's not the only benchmark, as what matters is what the results are. So, the Yamaha consoles and 45" uprights are different scale designs. The actions in the P22 and the T116 ARE 2" taller than the actions in the consoles. Hope this helps. Your client can't go wrong with any of the Yamaha's. More serious pianists and schools often lean to the 45" models, but the 44" consoles actually outperform many 45" studio pianos on the market. -- Glenn Grafton Grafton Piano & Organ Co. Souderton PA http://www.graftonpiano.com/ glenn@graftonpiano.com 800-272-5980 The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh.
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