Newton. Yamaha spinet. I hear ya! I have the pleasure of tuning a 1967 Yamaha 37" spinet #640791 once a year. It sounds nice. The tone is consistent/even. Pressing a key down gives a feeling reminiscent of closing the door of a Rolls Royce (never done it by the way - just feels that nice!). Nice, smooth, even-feeling action. Quiet. I haven't tuned this piano for about a year now, but I am aware that I have likely thought about it at least a dozen times (likely more - and always in a VERY positive manner) over the past year. Amazing little instrument. I would prefer owning and playing that piano over all but a handful of vertical pianos that I have seen/played/tuned. Did I say I like the little Yamaha spinet? :-) Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 12:20 PM Subject: Re: large uprights, spinet string length > Having the longest strings possible will not necessarily > give the best sound. String lengths are not nearly as > important as is bridge, soundboard, rib and parimeter > designs. > > Design, fabrication and integration are important. String > length is not. > > Some of us have had the pleasure of tuning Yamaha spinets > from the mid '70s. They were not loud but they had a > wonderfully musical sound with a superb action. It is > possible to build a $10,000 spinet but who would buy it? > > There was one upright piano made that was some 2-" high. > Not exactly portable. > > Newton >
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