[CAUT] Yamaha T118

[Aaron Bousel]

I agree. It's really a matter of case design. In addition to the 
awkward all-in-one top door/fallboard (I would consider attaching 
something to the inside of that top door so there's something to grab 
onto when lifting) the bottom door is wider than the front legs, 
making it cumbersome to remove. Having the wide bottom door 
eliminated the need for two case pieces (look at a U1 to see what I 
mean) and is clearly a cost cutting measure at the expense of ease of 
service. Yamaha has always been so intelligent about this sort of 
thing it's particularly disappointing to see them go this route.

Aaron

At 07:57 AM 11/3/2009, you wrote:
>The case design (including the music rack) of the P22 is a winner in 
>institutions, I think.  The T118 has that funky all-in-one piece 
>front & fallboard which may or may not be an issue.  Otherwise, they 
>both tune up nicely.
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>near Peoria, Illinois
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "wbis290" <wbis290 at aol.com>
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 6:28:43 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>Subject: [CAUT] Yamaha T118
>
>List,
>
>Can you tell me what experiences you have had with Yamaha T118s? We 
>are ready to get at least one new piano and are not sure about P22s 
>or T118s. We have gotten U1s and love them but with the economy the 
>way that it is we have had the budget cuts that many, if not most, 
>have gotten. We have had Steinways and found the U1 to be a better 
>instrument. I have also had experiences with Bostons at another 
>university that I had worked at and was totally unimpressed with 
>them. We do have Boston grands at ONU and nobody likes them. We do 
>have two old Yamaha P2Cs at ONU that are 37 years old and are still 
>going strong even after being used in practice, teaching, and 
>classroom use. I just needed to install new hammers. It is because 
>of this durability that we are going with Yamaha. I know that they 
>are not perfect, but no piano is. Thanks for your help.
>
>God bless
>
>Bill Balmer,RPT
>University of Findlay and Ohio Northern University


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Aaron Bousel
Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild
abousel at comcast.net
(413) 253-3846 (voice & fax) 
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