We get our instruments through the European channel, which gets theirs from Japan. I'm not really sure of the network, but I think there are main offices in both Germany and in France. I got to thinking about my days in Sherman Clay Seattle and how much work we'd actually do on Bostons. Back then my own prep work was mostly confined to basic action regulation, and a bit of hammer mating. Didnt know as much back then as perhaps I should have,... no real good routine for glide bolts and bedding in general, voicing limited to basic smoothing out of existing voice, little or no attention paid to trapework and dampersystem. Even without all those moments I managed to find 6 to 8 hours of work with things I knew how to do. I suppose if I had the benifit of what I've learned since then I would see a similiar situation. Like I said.. been some years now since I've boxed a piano open for prep. So perhaps its a combination of that, and that I know quite a bit more now since the last time I did much of this kind of work. Still 15 hours seems like a lot of work to require of a dealer if brand new instruments (of any sort) are to be put in concert shape. But perhaps thats more the norm then I'd realized. In anycase... makes me appreciate what our local dealer gets done as instruments I run into out in the field that come from his store are almost always in very fine shape. One of the few dealers I've run into through the years that takes great care to insure instruments are as well preped as he possibly can. But then he was (and is) a technician before he was a dealer. This all really opens for a discussion on what basic prep routines different techs employ for <<good quality>> instruments when they are first boxed open. I'd be real interested in hearing what some of you do, how long it takes you, and how close to concert condition you take instruments in preping for sales floors. Cheers RicB Avery Todd wrote: > Ric, > > Is it coming from the US or Japan? Just curious. > > Avery > > But it looks like Yamaha is slippin to me > >> Cheers >> RicB >
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