<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV></DIV> <DIV>I agree with Dean. I have sold 60 plus of the grands and with a little work the PG185 built by YC are great pianos. I have 10 of them in churches and they are real workhorses.  Unfortunately, ytoo many dealers take them out of the box and deliver them without any prep.  IMO that is where many of the problem originate. </DIV> <DIV>Steve Grattan</DIV> <DIV>Lost Chord Clinic</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR SIZE=1> From: Dean May <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Fri, September 14, 2012 9:03:00 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Young Chang PG-185 <STYLE>  </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> Did you play it, feel it, listen to it, examine it? Unless one is willing to remove the blinders of this is a good brand, that is a bad one, blah blah blah, then one is likely to miss out on some real gems. Do your own personal evaluation, check it out, look at the construction, materials used, fit and finish. Listen to the sustain, the musicality. Judge the responsiveness of the action. My final criteria: is this a fun piano to play?   As I recall, the Pramberger had some minor but significant design differences. One could hear and feel the difference in a side by side comparison. But my opinion is that most of the Young Chang pianos are real sleepers. They are well made and designed but the action is poorly set up. Hammers are too heavy and too much lead in the keys. If one invests a little time in regulation/voicing they make outstanding pianos. I just found and set up a 30 year old G175 in pristine condition for a client and it is an amazing piano. I have another client with a PG185 and it is one of the sweetest pianos in my client base.   <DIV> Dean Dean W May                (812) 235-5272 voice and text <A href="http://pianorebuilders.com/" target=_blank>PianoRebuilders.com</A>    (888) DEAN-MAY        Terre Haute IN 47802</DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center SIZE=2 width="100%"> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Noah Frere Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:13 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Young Chang PG-185</DIV>   First, an apology for having lost my Pierce Piano Atlas. My research online indicates that the PG-185 was designed by Pramberger, and therefore must be a 1995 or later model. However, another tech dated this piano with serial #G054761 as a 1990. Furthermore, is this model significantly better than the G series? Is this a good piano? I know someone who may want to buy it, but it's in another city 3hours away so I don't want to just hop over there just yet. Thanks, No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - <A href="http://www.avg.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.avg.com</A> Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2437/5266 - Release Date: 09/13/12</DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>