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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, the GA-1E is Yamaha's new little =
price-point
piano. This is the one that has plain wire going all the way down =
to B2,
which in a piano that size gives you some real problems tuning. B2 and =
the next
few notes sound like rubber bands, and it's frankly hard to find a good =
place to
put those notes. For that reason I usually recommend a Kawai grand if =
they're
looking for a piano that small. I'm surprised Yamaha designed and built =
this
piano, it's not like them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Wednesday, February 04, =
2004 2:59
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ga-1</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've heard of the GH-1 as the low-end =
heapy-cheapy
Yamaha, but am not familiar with the GA-1. Is the GA-1 the new and =
improved
low-end heapy-cheapy Yamaha, or did they simply find a way to make =
their
low-end heapy-cheapy Yamaha even more cheaply?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is it a little five-footer?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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