Eterna review...Yamaha from China

[Roger Jolly]

At 05:27 PM 11/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Ed
>
>That's certainly good news. My dealer doesn't yet have one and I've been
>sweating it out. What a relief!!!
>
>Ralph Martin
>
>On Fri, 28 Nov 1997 16:36:19 EST ETomlinCF3 <ETomlinCF3@aol.com> writes:
>>Well group, Yamaha has done it.  Pianos from China.  I knew I would 
>>not like
>>them...after seeing other products from China and Indonesia, I was 
>>very
>>suspect. 
>>Wow, was I wrong...they say Made by Yamaha Pearl River.  They look 
>>like an M1
>>console.  44" and sound great.  Sound board looks good but not like a 
>>Yamaha,
>>action feels good.  Hammers and action look like regular stock Yamaha.
>>Bridges are notched in bass but are multi-laminated without the normal
>>precision but still are acceptable.  Full perimeter plate looks like a 
>>stock
>>M500 series plate.  Pedals are a bit clunky but work fine (much like 
>>most
>>domestic pianos).
>>
>>I expect the highest quality from Yamaha and was disapointed to find 
>>pianos
>>with their name on it from China....until I met the first one....I was
>>wrong...This is a seven on a ten scale.  Yamahas rate generally in the 
>>9's or
>>better in my book. 
>>
>>Price is in the low $3k retail.  Better than a comparable Korean 
>>product.
>>
>>Ed Tomlinson
>>Tomlinson Tuning and Repair
>>
>Hi Ed,
        It will be some time next year before the Chinese product is seen
north of the border. Question. Hows the price compare with the Korean
products in your area.  
>
Roger Jolly
University of Saskatchewan
Dept. of Music.