[CAUT] Advice

[Jeff Olson]

The pins were pretty damn tight, but not quite to the point where it 
frustrated me (stumbling away cursing under my breath and clutching my right 
shoulder ;).

Jeff0
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley@stanford.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Advice


> Jeff,
>
> How did you find the pinblocks on those?  I last saw new K&C about a year 
> ago and the pins were so tight they made latter-day Baldwins look like 
> pencils stuck into warm marshmallows.  Otherwise, once setup and some 
> voicing done, as you note they were certainly decent for practice 
> instruments.
>
> Best.
>
> Horace
>
>
> At 10:13 AM 9/29/2005, you wrote:
>>Hi, Avery,
>>
>>I've tuned a couple of newer studio KCs in the last few months.  They 
>>caught my eye -- or should I say "ear" :) -- because they had a bit more 
>>resonance and depth than I was expecting.  They were both quite bright 
>>tonally --
>>reminded me of the newer studio Samicks I just finished tuning at the 
>>local university.  I'd say they were not bad pianos at all; not up to 
>>Yamaha, obviously, but probably decent for basic practice pianos, if 
>>that's what your professor is looking for.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>J0
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <atodd@uh.edu>
>>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:13 AM
>>Subject: [CAUT] Advice
>>
>>
>>>List,
>>>
>>>I received this from a university piano professor I know from out of 
>>>state and was wondering if anyone could comment. I'm comfortable with the 
>>>U models but don't know anything about the GC grand or the equivalent K & 
>>>C. Could anyone give me some information? Especially about those two. I 
>>>haven't seen a new K & C in many years. Thanks.
>>>
>>>Avery
>>>
>>>"I am trying to buy some pianos for our school and am looking at Yamahas, 
>>>one GC
>>>(5'3") and two U models (uprights).  Can you give me a professional
>>>evaluation of those Yamaha pianos as opposed to Kohler and Campbell (same
>>>dealer, lower price).  Anything you can tell me about those K and C 
>>>pianos
>>>would be appreciated."
>>>
>>>
>>>_______________________
>>>Avery Todd, RPT
>>>Moores School of Music
>>>University of Houston
>>>Houston, TX 77204-4017
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