<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>v\:* { BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml) } </STYLE> <STYLE>v\:* { BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml) } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>George,</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>   I'm not sure if this relates to the problem you are encountering, but this model had a problem with tonal and tuning problems at the botton of the tenor bridge (B27, C28.....).  The plain steel wire went all the way down through B27 on the tenor bridge, but with the short wire lengths the tension was so low that I would sometimes compare it to trying to tune rubber bands.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>    I seem to remember a time when Yamaha offered a plan to rescale those lower notes on the tenor bridge with wrapped strings, but I don't remember any details about that.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>    I think some later versions of the GH-1 had some improvements made in that area, although still with the plain steel wire, and the sound was better.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>   Sorry I can't be more specific -- this report reflects personal experience but not much investigation or analysis.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>If this has nothing to do with your question or problem, just disregard and I'm sure someone else on the list will chime in.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=171214203-27102008>Claude Harding</SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>George Bartlett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha Grand GH-1<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; DIRECTION: ltr" width="100%"> <DIV>HI folks,</DIV> <DIV>I am looking for some info on the Yamaha Grand GH-1....have experienced problems in tuning stability and was wondering if it was a common problem with this particular model.</DIV> <DIV>George</DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=IncrediStamp><A href="http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=109094&rui=97209371"><SPAN border="0" name="imgCache"><IMG alt="FREE Animations for your email - by IncrediMail! Click Here! " src="cid:171214203@27102008-0EBC" border=0></SPAN></A></SPAN></BODY></HTML>