[CAUT] Water Damage to Practice Room U1s

[william ballard]

One curious detail came up during the estimating of repairs on these  
two sprinkled-on U1s. I was quoted by Yamaha $511 per set of  
replacement bass strings. (I made a quick call to the local Yamaha  
dealer who said that sounded right.)

This 52-string set duplicated by Mapes would be $223. Steinway's  
replacement set for either 1098 or K52 is $167. I know that with  
Yahama strings the lengths are so well-calculated that they can go  
right on the tuning pin with no trimming to length, and presumably  
their accuracy for a scale of their own should be far above anyone  
else's copy of this set. BUT....what else am I getting for the extra  
$300-350?

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

wbps at vermontel.net
098783  EA   Hamburg Tuning Pins 4/0  2-1/2.......$72.00
T5591600  1PC  Key Flame Guide
     ...........My two favorite catalog items (Steinway 4/96, and Yamaha
         respectively)
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