Richard...It is my understanding that Yamaha puts a half twist in our bass strings. The basic message of my original post, however, remains the same. If there is a problem with the tone of any of our bass strings, twisting them in either direction will probably have no effect, or worse, may exacerbate the situation. If the piano is still under warranty (or even if it is not), please call us. Strings which are not performing properly as installed at the factory, should be replaced. Period. Steve Pearson Yamaha >>> "Richard Moody" <remoody@easnet.net> 10/02/98 10:24PM >>> Steve, Does Yamaha twist their bass strings, if so how much? I know usually by the sound if twisting or untwisting will help. BUT, what I don't know is how the much twist was given until I let the string down and take it off the pin. I also know that simply letting down the string and pulling up again will acheive 90% of what the additional twisting or untwisting will do. So if Yamaha twists their strings say one and onehalf, and I find on that was twisted two times or only one half, I would know a little better what to do. Richard Moody > From: Steve Pearson <SPearson@yamaha.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Friday, October 02, 1998 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: Yamaha G3 Bass question > > > >I missed the original posting on this subject, so forgive me if it is > inappropriate or assumes something incorrectly. Please think twice before > twisting bass strings on a Yamaha piano to improve the tone.
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