Greetings - As requested (by Terry, I believe), these are my thoughts on my first encounter with the Yamaha electric grand. Certainly, everything that was posted here by the list I would agree with 100%. Additionally, I would add that I was very pleasantly surprised with the ease with which the strings rendered, even though, as mentioned more than once, tuning the bass is a very large compromise. Tuning the rest was a breeze. Also, I was intrigued by the way access to the action is accomplished. I would never have guessed that I would be pivoting the entire plate/strings structure upward, similar to raising the hood of my car, to get to the action. It was simple, quick, and effective. Despite many years of obvious abuse, this piano only needed a few let-off adjustments to be working quite well. Although obviously not a piano for serious playing, I consider it a very interesting addition to the piano line-up, and a successful attempt to provide the itinerant player with a dependable and musical axe he can take with him to the gig. Kudos to Yamaha! Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com
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