"Easily enough verified. Just procure four, or more, of each model of Yamaha and replace the V-Pro plates of half of each (the bigger the sampling, the more definite the results) with traditional sand cast plates and listen carefully to the results. For a mere quarter of a million dollars or so, you could (maybe) lay the matter to rest. You could be the first, and the industry would be (figuratively) in your debt." The Yamaha CF3S (9') does not have a "V-PRO" plate, whereas all the other grands (and uprights) do. My question is: Do those techs servicing CF3S's find the same sound quality being attributed to the plate in both CF3S's and all other Yamaha grands? I already have an opinion, I'm just being curious, I guess. Mark Wisner Yamaha
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