<br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Delacour</b> <<a href="mailto:JD@pianomaker.co.uk">JD@pianomaker.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Ron Nossaman wrote:<br><br>> I'd suggest both rescaling and hammer replacement. Yamaha scales I've <br>> seen tend to have high break% in the wrapped strings, some over 70%. I<br>> wouldn't change the overall tension much, but I'd want to make sure the<br>> bass was at a less extreme break%.<br><br>I strongly agree.  The bass scale on every Yamaha I know leaves much <br>room for improvement both as regards safety and tone.  When I had a<br>showroom and stocked new Yamahas, including the C3, the first thing I<br>did when they were delivered was take off the bass strings and replace<br> with new rededigned strings.  This made the C3 a slightly less lousy<br>piano and it would eventually sell so long as there weren't any 6ft<br>Kawais in the near vicinity.<br><br>JD</blockquote> <div> </div> <div>Thanks Ron and JD,</div><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I bow to your expertise in this matter since I have none. Who would you suggest I talk to about the rescaling? While we're on the subject I have some experience with Abel hammers and almost none with Renners, for longevity in a classroom situation and that will still retain some tonal qualities what hammers would you recommend? </blockquote> <div> </div> <div>Mike</div><br> </div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.-- Albert Einstein<br><br><br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service <br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a>