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Good point, Alan. We'll be getting some 116s and 121s so I'll have a
chance to see for myself. As I mentioned in my original post, the P-22,
though the same height, weighs considerably more than the 116, so maybe
the case construction has something to do with that.<br><br>
Aaron<br><br>
At 12:32 PM 8/21/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Aaron,<br><br>
More than anything else the thing about the 116 and 121 that gives me
pause<br>
in an institutional environment is the case construction. I believe the
P22<br>
furniture will take a lot more abuse than the 116 or 121. I don't
know<br>
exactly what is under the veneer of the P22. In the features sheet for
the<br>
121 it says "resin sheet foundation" but it says nothing about
the P22. I<br>
suspect that it is also dense particle board. But IMO the way the case
is<br>
designed and put together is of higher quality and will last longer, to
say<br>
nothing about being more user-friendly to us.<br><br>
Alan <br><br>
-- Alan McCoy, RPT<br>
Eastern Washington University<br>
amccoy@mail.ewu.edu<br>
509-359-4627<br><br>
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> From: Aaron Bousel <abousel@comcast.net><br>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians
<caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org><br>
> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:14:48 -0400<br>
> To: "College and University Technicians
<caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org><br>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] comparisons<br>
> <br>
> Typically we (UMass Amherst) get 3 small grands, one U1 and 10
P22.<br>
> I'd agree with everything said about the P22. I've just been
told<br>
> that the dealer is pushing some T116 and T121 in place of the some
of<br>
> the P22. I'm trying to sort out the differences between these
models<br>
> and also to give advice as to whether we should be making a
fuss<br>
> about getting these in place of the P22. (We get 14 pianos and
are<br>
> required to buy one, so far it's always been a P22 because of
budget<br>
> restraints.)<br>
> <br>
> I've gone to the Yamaha website and here's what I've come up with so
far:<br>
> <br>
> The T116 looks roughly equivalent to the P22 except that it has
a<br>
> polyester finish, weighs 71 pounds less and is 3" narrower back
to<br>
> front. Because of the weight difference I'm guessing this means
less,<br>
> or no, back structure. Both are made in USA.<br>
> <br>
> The T121 weighs 49 pounds less than the P22 but is 3" taller.
Also<br>
> has heavier hammers (22lb vs. 14 lb) than the T116 and P22.<br>
> <br>
> The U1 (just for comparison since that's one we're all familiar
with)<br>
> weighs 24 pounds more than the T121, but is also 25 pounds
lighter<br>
> than the P22.<br>
> <br>
> Interestingly neither the T121 nor the U1 say where they are
made,<br>
> though we know the U1 is made in Japan.<br>
> <br>
> Another interesting fact: They all have the same length
(44.5")<br>
> listed for the first bass string.<br>
> <br>
> I've never seen the T116 or T121 so I'm wondering if anyone has
any<br>
> experience with these. On paper it looks as though the T121 might
be<br>
> a step up from the P22. I guess I could drive the 40 minutes to go
to<br>
> the dealer and check them out, but I'm on contract and that would
be<br>
> on my nickel, plus I've got a mess of pianos to tune before the<br>
> beginning of September.<br>
> <br>
> If you've seen or worked on either the T116 or T121 I'd love to
know<br>
> how you found them in comparison to the P22<br>
> <br>
> Thanks in advance for the feedback.<br>
> <br>
> Aaron<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ------------------------------------------<br>
> Aaron Bousel<br>
> Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild<br>
> abousel@comcast.net<br>
> (413) 253-3846 (voice & fax) </blockquote>
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