G200

[Don]

Hi Ron,

I can say that it reacted to pitch correction with much less drop in pitch
than I expected. To me that would indicate a thicker than normal plate--or
individually tied strings.

At 06:33 AM 09/10/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>Don wrote;
>
>>One of the nicest "cheapo" grands I have seen is a Young Chang 200 cm.
>>(G-200) It has a Steinway style "bell" at the treble end and each three
>>string unison has one looped and one tied string. It sounds great, and I'd
>>buy it in a "flash".
>>
>>Of course--it is no longer made. Why would they want to have a success eh?
>>*grin*
>
>It's always interesting to come across the odd commercial grade 
>piano, which in spite of its heritage, defies the odds to produce 
>good tone.
>
>Loop and eye stringing is an excellent system, since it allows for 
>the maintenance of uniform (parallel) backlength string angles for 
>each unison group, at a cheaper cost than individual eye stringing.
>
>Does anybody know if the G200 had a heavier hitch plate than 
>Yamaha/Steinway type plate weights? If the plate were heavy enough, 
>the bell might be an unnecessary appendage.
>
>Ron O
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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