So now we have no difference between the U3 and the U5? Just a bunch of marketing stuff from Yamaha & nothing useful? Hmmmm. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl W. Meyer" <cmpiano@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:27 PM Subject: Re: U5 > Terry; I didn't look at Yamaha's web sight but 15 or 20 years ago I > installed a Pianocorder in a U3 for a music store and it had a bonified > sostenuto for the middle pedal. > > Carl Meyer > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: 9/29/00 4:14:18 PM > > Subject: Re: U5 > > > > Same. The U1 is 48 inches tall. The U3 is 52 inches. I looked at the > Yamaha > > web site and the only difference indicated between the U3 and the U5 is > that > > the middle peddle on the U3 operates a mute and the same peddle on the U5 > is > > for a sostenuto. It does not even address the UX3. Does anyone know if > there > > is any difference between the U3 and U5 besides the sostenuto? > > > > Terry Farrell > > Piano Tuning & Service > > Tampa, Florida > > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Carol Beigel" <carolrpt@hotmail.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 11:29 PM > > Subject: Re: U5 > > > > > > > Taller. 52". > > > > > > Carol Beigel > > > > > > > > > >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > > >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > >Subject: Re: U5 > > > >Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:31:45 -0400 > > > > > > > >I had not heard of a U5. I LOVE tuning Yamahas. By FAR one of the best > > > >uprights out there. I have seen the UX3s - a heavy duty, deluxe U3. How > > > >tall > > > >is the U5? How does it differ from the U3 or UX3 (design, features, > size, > > > >etc.)? > > > > > > > >Terry Farrell > > > >Piano Tuning & Service > > > >Tampa, Florida > > > >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > > > >To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > >Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 10:01 AM > > > >Subject: U5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Had the pleasure of running into my first Yamaha U5 today. What a > nice > > > > > piano :) Had a great time tuning and tweaking to see what I could > get > > > >out > > > > > of it. Seemed like a really nice scale, and the bass was just > > beautiful > > > >for > > > > > an upright. Beautiful case work as well. > > > > > > > > > > Well, well... I should have such days all the time..grin > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Richard Brekne > > > > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > > > > Bergen, Norway > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Carl W. Meyer, Santa Clara, Ca. > --- cmpiano@earthlink.net > > > >
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