[pianotech] Young Chang PG-185

[Stephen Grattan]

I agree with Dean. I have sold 60 plus of the grands and with a little work the 
PG185 built by YC are great pianos. I have 10 of them in churches and they are 
real workhorses.  Unfortunately, ytoo many dealers take them out of the box and 
deliver them without any prep.  IMO that is where many of the problem originate.

Steve Grattan
Lost Chord Clinic




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From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, September 14, 2012 9:03:00 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Young Chang PG-185


Did you play it, feel it, listen to it, examine it? Unless one is willing to 
remove the blinders of this is a good brand, that is a bad one, blah blah blah, 
then one is likely to miss out on some real gems. Do your own personal 
evaluation, check it out, look at the construction, materials used, fit and 
finish. Listen to the sustain, the musicality. Judge the responsiveness of the 
action. My final criteria: is this a fun piano to play?
 
As I recall, the Pramberger had some minor but significant design differences. 
One could hear and feel the difference in a side by side comparison. But my 
opinion is that most of the Young Chang pianos are real sleepers. They are well 
made and designed but the action is poorly set up. Hammers are too heavy and too 
much lead in the keys. If one invests a little time in regulation/voicing they 
make outstanding pianos. I just found and set up a 30 year old G175 in pristine 
condition for a client and it is an amazing piano. I have another client with a 
PG185 and it is one of the sweetest pianos in my client base. 

 
Dean
Dean W May                (812) 235-5272 voice and text 
PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY        
Terre HauteIN 47802

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From:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
Noah Frere
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:13 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Young Chang PG-185
 
First, an apology for having lost my Pierce Piano Atlas.

My research online indicates that the PG-185 was designed by Pramberger, and 
therefore must be a 1995 or later model. However, another tech dated this piano 
with serial #G054761 as a 1990. 


Furthermore, is this model significantly better than the G series? Is this a 
good piano? I know someone who may want to buy it, but it's in another city 
3hours away so I don't want to just hop over there just yet. 


Thanks,


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