<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: = 2px"> <DIV>Would a bit of hammer voicing transform this "Two Dimensiona= l" and "Superficial" upright into something that sounds as good as a = "nasty, clunky, filthy old American upright<BR>from the teens"? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Wisner<BR>Yamaha Corporation<BR><A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A><BR><BR>>>&g= t; lclgcnp@yahoo.com 07/30/02 10:02PM >>><BR>Dear List,<BR>     I just tuned a new 48 or 50" Yamaha = upright at a<BR>church ( forget what model ).  It was clean, shiny and<BR>new, = and had a uniform  action.   But, frankly, the<BR>tone lacked = "depth". The words "Two Dimensional"<BR>and "Superficial" come to mind. For all of = their other<BR>problems, a nasty, clunky, filthy old American upright<BR>from = the teens still has more "depth" of tone, more<BR>resonance than this thing does!  That is my subjective<BR>opinion. Can someone put it into = objective, scientific<BR>terms and offer an explanation or remedy?<BR>     Respectfully,<BR>   &nbs= p; Gordon Stelter<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>