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 > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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