<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>I've tuned a GH-1 that had no understring felt in = the top plate section: unmuted wire from capo to tuning pin.  I didn't have = trouble tuning it, except there was a lot of noise from those front sections.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=staff@smithpiano.com = href="mailto:staff@smithpiano.com">Brad Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 02, 2005 = 6:32 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Yamaha GH-1 tuning = stability</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=343412210-02062005>Hi = Diane, </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=343412210-02062005>I = would call Yamaha directly about the GH-1 tuning instability.  1-800-854-1569      Ask for Greg Frank. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=343412210-02062005>If = nothing happens, consider rescaling the lowest plain wire notes B3, C3, C#3 = and D3 with wound bass strings instead of plain wire. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=343412210-02062005>Makes a huge improvement in any GH-1. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=343412210-02062005>But = first, tell Yamaha the serial number, and tell them about the tuning instability. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=Arial size=2>Brad Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.smithpiano.com">www.smithpiano.com</A></FONT> = <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> DIANE HOFSTETTER = [mailto:dianepianotuner@msn.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 02, = 2005 2:31 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha = GH-1 tuning stability<BR><SPAN class=343412210-02062005>  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=343412210-02062005> </SPAN></FONT></FONT> Yamaha GH-1 which "has never been able to stay in tune". <SPAN class=343412210-02062005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>   </FONT></SPAN><BR>Diane Hofstetter </DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>