Yamaha GH-1

David's Email ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 20 May 2003 16:50:41 -0700


The S400 is a beauty.  I have a few customers with those pianos.

David I.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.sc.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha GH-1


> 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
>
>
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