Clyde, I have one of these that I tune as well. It has a rather dead bass which twisting did not help. I convinced the owner to pay for 2 new strings that we hoped would change the character of the bass. They did not. I believe it's the board. Check crown and bearing and see what you get. I'll bet it's the same as what I found ...... none. Greg Newell At 05:55 PM 5/11/2004, you wrote: >Friends, > >No one responded to this yet, but I would like some input, please. I've >been tuning a 1998 Yamaha C6 grand every six months for the last five >years. I tuned it again yesterday, and it sounds to me like some of the >bass string windings are loose. I think I read on this forum at some time >that Yamaha felt their strings shouldn't need twisting. > >Does anyone remember any kind of discussion about this? It seems to me >that a piano of this caliber shouldn't be having this problem. Or has >it been a problem common in this model? Your input is appreciated. > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger, RPT > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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