Phil, Listers: I guess since I work at a dealer that sells them, and having also formerly had the Steinway franchise, I will take a stab at the comparison. Mr. Pramberger's philosophy regarding the redesigned Young Chang piano is that he isn't going to start from scratch. He gave the presentation Phil mentioned at our store and said he's just changing the old YC design as needed to improve it. It is not that they are just like the S&S. It is my experience that they are much better than the "Gold Series" Y.C. in the overall quality and scale design. The crossover at the break is very smooth. The tone is very clear, and the bass is much improved. I have seen some quality variance, especially in the action. I don't much care for the hammers, which tend to be a bit lopsided. They seem to have a lot of tension in them and look crooked rather than straight on the sides. Shanks in early models were prone to twisting. Damper wires are typically too much leaning to the left and so friction causes them to hang up, mostly in the upper section where there aren't any weights in the underlevers. The quality and consistency is no where near that of say, Yamaha. For the price, they are very good, but are no where close to (surprise?) a Steinway. FWIW, Paul McCloud San Diego -- mailto:pmc333@earthlink.net
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