[CAUT] Yamaha T118

[David Ilvedson]

Hate the 1 piece front...a little piece of wood in the middle would make it so much easier to remove...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

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From: wbis290 <wbis290 at aol.com>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 11/3/2009 4:28:43 AM
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