Ric, You are fortunate to get the Yamaha pianos made only in Japan. The USA made piano looks and sounds like a Yamaha but tunes more like a Baldwin/Steinway Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:26 AM Subject: Yamaha verticals > Never tuned a Yamaha piano yet that even remotely reminded me of how it > feels to tune a 1098. Never had a problem with any of em at all > really... except a cheapo 108 size that they had out some years ago. > Seems to me tho that they'be been basically improving over the years in > most regards. > > That said... I gotta admit... Yamahas dominance of the market has gotten > so markant that I am starting to get bored with the Yamaha sound. Not > that I dont like Yamahas mind you... I think they are great... its just > I also like variation. > > Cheers > RicB > > > ------- > Tuning new Yamaha verticals reminds me more every year of > 1098s. The low counter bearing angle and very tight pins that > you have to crank quite a ways before the bottom moves, makes > for interesting tuning. The tuning pin bushings do help, as do > a couple of yearly cycles through the typical 70%+ to 30%- > institutional humidity swings. In homes with good humidity > control, they'll probably be like this forever! > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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