At a local college where I am the technician, we have about 5 Yamaha P22's, and 4 or 5 Samick SU121A's. These pianos endure horrible environmental shifts, from radiator-generated heat in the winter (extremely low humidity), to open windows and high humidity (the college is about two blocks from Lake Michigan) in the spring and summer months. Surprisingly, I find that the Samicks hold their tune far better than the Yamahas in these extreme conditions. I do find, however, that there are more technical problems with the Samicks, such as loose flange pins, or broken strings. This may be partly due to the fact that they are a bit older than the Yamahas. Just an observation, Tom Sivak --- pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com> wrote: > > Same with Steinway in many cases. > > Terry Peterson > > From: eve_ane at hotmail.co.uk > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: RE: Samick is crap? > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 01:06:45 +0100 > > > > > > > > > Really? Ones I've played on before seemed to be well > serviced, but something was missing.. I played organ > and Bryn Athyn Cathedral before and as I was told > once by John Binsfeld, that organ is a fine > instrument, but it simply has no soul. So far with > Samick my oppinion is same, perhaps they are well > made, and maybe are crap outa the box, but even with > excelent prep work still missing the "soul"... > > > > > > Alicia > > > > > > From: deanmay at pianorebuilders.com > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: RE: Samick is crap? > Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:03:55 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > Samick is often crap out of the box, but like many > Asian pianos can be turned into a fairly decent > piano with some excellent prep work. The basics are > there for a nice instrument. Its up to you to coax > it out! J > > > Dean > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of A E > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:03 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: RE: HORUGEL PIANOS > > Samick is crap...I was playing on one today at a > local shop... yuk! > > Alicia > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1480 - > Release Date: 6/3/2008 7:00 AM > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1480 - > Release Date: 6/3/2008 7:00 AM > > > Get 5GB of online storage for free! Get it Now! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search > cashback. > http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback
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