<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><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> <DIV>Cy's response begs the question: I tune several pianos that have fairly steep drops from pin to agraffe and lots of felt—including a particularly aggregious Chinese-made Steck in which it is really hard to make fine adjustments in pitch even when I squirt Protek on the felt. It also seems to me, though I have no evidence, that felt like that would tend to hold moisture and increase the chance of strings rusting. Wouldn't it make sense to have some sort of removeable front-scale dampening system/device on these and similar pianos? I know the felt looks real pretty, but with the relatively high frequencies in scale noise, wouldn't stringing braid, or similar, damp these segments just fine?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> 06/02/2005 6:07:58 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha GH-1 tuning stability</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <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></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>