[CAUT] comparisons

[Aaron Bousel]

Good point, Alan. We'll be getting some 116s and 121s so I'll have a 
chance to see for myself. As I mentioned in my original post, the 
P-22, though the same height, weighs considerably more than the 116, 
so maybe the case construction has something to do with that.

Aaron

At 12:32 PM 8/21/2006, you wrote:
>Aaron,
>
>More than anything else the thing about the 116 and 121 that gives me pause
>in an institutional environment is the case construction. I believe the P22
>furniture will take a lot more abuse than the 116 or 121.  I don't know
>exactly what is under the veneer of the P22. In the features sheet for the
>121 it says "resin sheet foundation" but it says nothing about the P22. I
>suspect that it is also dense particle board. But IMO the way the case is
>designed and put together is of higher quality and will last longer, to say
>nothing about being more user-friendly to us.
>
>Alan
>
>-- Alan McCoy, RPT
>Eastern Washington University
>amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
>509-359-4627
>
>
>
> > From: Aaron Bousel <abousel at comcast.net>
> > Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" 
> <caut at ptg.org>
> > Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:14:48 -0400
> > To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] comparisons
> >
> > Typically we (UMass Amherst) get 3 small grands, one U1 and 10 P22.
> > I'd agree with everything said about the P22. I've just been told
> > that the dealer is pushing some T116 and T121 in place of the some of
> > the P22. I'm trying to sort out the differences between these models
> > and also to give advice as to whether we should be making a fuss
> > about getting these in place of the P22. (We get 14 pianos and are
> > required to buy one, so far it's always been a P22 because of budget
> > restraints.)
> >
> > I've gone to the Yamaha website and here's what I've come up with so far:
> >
> > The T116 looks roughly equivalent to the P22 except that it has a
> > polyester finish, weighs 71 pounds less and is 3" narrower back to
> > front. Because of the weight difference I'm guessing this means less,
> > or no, back structure. Both are made in USA.
> >
> > The T121 weighs 49 pounds less than the P22 but is 3" taller. Also
> > has heavier hammers (22lb vs. 14 lb) than the T116 and P22.
> >
> > The U1 (just for comparison since that's one we're all familiar with)
> > weighs 24 pounds more than the T121, but is also 25 pounds lighter
> > than the P22.
> >
> > Interestingly neither the T121 nor the U1 say where they are made,
> > though we know the U1 is made in Japan.
> >
> > Another interesting fact: They all have the same length (44.5")
> > listed for the first bass string.
> >
> > I've never seen the T116 or T121 so I'm wondering if anyone has any
> > experience with these. On paper it looks as though the T121 might be
> > a step up from the P22. I guess I could drive the 40 minutes to go to
> > the dealer and check them out, but I'm on contract and that would be
> > on my nickel, plus I've got a mess of pianos to tune before the
> > beginning of September.
> >
> > If you've seen or worked on either the T116 or T121 I'd love to know
> > how you found them in comparison to the P22
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the feedback.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------
> > Aaron Bousel
> > Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild
> > abousel at comcast.net
> > (413) 253-3846 (voice & fax)


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