There were certainly two scales used on the GH-1's. In one the treble starts with 0 wound strings at B2 and the other had 6 notes of wound strings beginning with B2. James James Grebe Since 1962 Piano Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products( 314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! www.grebepiano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claude Harding" <charding88 at comcast.net> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:50 PM Subject: RE: Yamaha Grand GH-1 > George, > I'm not sure if this relates to the problem you are encountering, but > this model had a problem with tonal and tuning problems at the botton of > the > tenor bridge (B27, C28.....). The plain steel wire went all the way down > through B27 on the tenor bridge, but with the short wire lengths the > tension > was so low that I would sometimes compare it to trying to tune rubber > bands. > I seem to remember a time when Yamaha offered a plan to rescale those > lower notes on the tenor bridge with wrapped strings, but I don't remember > any details about that. > I think some later versions of the GH-1 had some improvements made in > that area, although still with the plain steel wire, and the sound was > better. > Sorry I can't be more specific -- this report reflects personal > experience but not much investigation or analysis. > If this has nothing to do with your question or problem, just disregard > and > I'm sure someone else on the list will chime in. > Claude Harding > > _____ > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of George Bartlett > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:21 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Yamaha Grand GH-1 > > > > HI folks, > I am looking for some info on the Yamaha Grand GH-1....have experienced > problems in tuning stability and was wondering if it was a common problem > with this particular model. > George > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=109094&rui=97209371> FREE > Animations for your email - by IncrediMail! Click Here! >
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