Jeff, I'm sure you know a lot more about it than I. Sorry to be a spreader of misinformation. I always found it strange that any piano manufacturer would make an inferior instrument that was so nearly equivalent as GH-1 was to G-1. Seemed like they had to cost nearly the same to make, and the one is so obviously inferior to the other. But that, apparently, was the point. I'm glad GH-1 is history (except for all those out there amongst our customers. And, hey, like Roger Jolly would say, it just means more work is available - get out the re-scaling overalls, and charge an arm and a leg <g>). Regards, Fred --On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:48 PM -0400 Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> wrote: > Hi Fred, > Yes, you're right that the G series and the C series were simultaneous for > quite a long time, but I don't think that was so for the 5'3 and the 5'8". > I was doing a little contract work for a Yamaha dealer in 1995 when the C1 > and C2 were introduced as new models, replacing the G1 and G2. I was told > there were some changes, but if there were they were slight. The GH1 had > already been on the market alongside the G1 as a less expensive option. I > had never heard of a C1 or C2 prior to that time, but then, I never > understood why the model numbers had started with C3. I always understood > that the Conservatory designation only applies to model numbers C3 and > above, and that the C1 and C2 weren't actually considered members of the > Conservatory series when they were introduced ("Conservatory" is not > stamped on the plate of the C1 and C2, unless that's changed in the last 8 > years). I've gotten lost in the model numbers since then. I remember > that the G3 and C3 were both available simultaneously, though I can only > recall servicing a couple of G3's and they were built in the 1970s, so I > don't know when they were phased out. > > This is one of the things which frustrates me about Yamaha. There are at > least 3 quality levels (now perhaps 4 with the Indonesian model) with so > many crossover sizes and confusing model number changes, you really have > to know the history and the model lines inside out to know what quality > level of instrument you're getting when you buy a piano with Yamaha on the > fallboard. > > Along those lines, has anybody ever seen an S4 or an S6? Does Yamaha > still make them? > Jeff > >> I'm no expert on Yamaha history, but I believe the G series and the C >> series were simultaneous. I always thought of it as "G" for general use, >> "C" for "Conservatory". I'm pretty sure GH-1 was a fairly recent (last 20 >> years) introduction, while G-1 was around from at least the time Yamaha >> made it to the US (late 60's, early 70's). My notion is that G-1 was >> dropped when GH-1 was introduced. Could be wrong. >> Regards, >> Fred > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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