U5

[Richard Brekne]

Listen Terry... go play and look at a U3, then a U5. If you dont notice the
differences well...grin.. then Hmmmmm.... :)

Farrell wrote:

> 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
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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> > --- Carl W. Meyer, Santa Clara, Ca.
> > --- cmpiano@earthlink.net
> >
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> >
> >

--
Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway