------ =_NextPart_000_01BBC707.DDA38400 Well, since you asked . . . . . Things change over time, and my last visit to the Young Chang factory = was in Spring, 1995. At that time Nakamichi pianos were being completely = built in the Young Chang factory, including final tuning and regulation. = The Abel hammers were being installed at the Y.C. factory, but I think = little if any voicing was done in Korea. I personally played many of = these pianos in the factory before shipment to Japan. >From there I have no personal experience, except to say that the pianos = do seem to sound better after they arrive here, so it seems that the = facility in Japan regulates and voices the pianos quite well. I have = heard stories that the bass strings have been changed in Japan on some = pianos, and I know that Nakamichi did specify Mapes strings be used at = one point. Keep in mind that this process may have been changed in the last year, = but the story from the importer was the same then as now. Don Mannino RPT=20 ---------- From: PianoBook@aol.com[SMTP:PianoBook@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 1996 3:19 PM To: pianotech@byu.edu Subject: Re: Nakamichi Piano In a message dated 96-10-29 13:40:39 EST, you write: << I had someone ask me about Nakamichi pianos today. I can't find any = info. Anyone seen one, played one, tuned one, etc. =20 Thanks. =20 ---- Rick Florence, Piano Technician Arizona State University School of Music Rick.Florence@ASU.Edu =20 >> Nakamichi pianos are now called Nakamura due to a trademark conflict = with the Nakamichi company that makes audio equipment. The importer (Wilton = Syckes in Phoenix, AZ) says that the case, plate, and action are made in the Young Chang factory and then the pianos are sent to a rebuilding shop in = Hamamatsu, Japan, where the pianos are strung and the hammers (Abel, I think) are installed. Other observers have told me that the entire piano is made = by Young Chang except for the hammers, which are installed in Japan. = Regardless of where the truth lies, it's possible that the main benefit is the additional prep and attention that the pianos can get from a rebuilding = shop vs. from the factory. Although I haven't heard a lot about these = pianos, the few comments I have heard from technicians have been reasonably = positive, about what one would expect from a combination Young Chang/Japanese = piano. The price is only slightly higher than the Young Chang and much less = than a Yamaha or Kawai. Don Mannino: Do you have any additional information from your = perspective as a former Young Chang service rep? 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