Hi Terry, They have such short strings that they don't sound particularly well--they are truely a compromise. The action is *very* heavy due to huge weights in the damphers to prevent feed back from the amplifier(s). The tuning must really be listend to over a PA system--as the coloration of the system affects the tuning. At 09:52 PM 01/04/2001 -0500, you wrote: >I did a Yamaha a while back from the 70s. What a hoot. It was nice. Just >like a regular grand (full grand action) except no soundboard, and electric >pickups where the bridge pins would be! Way cool. Super easy to tune. The >guy did not have an amp. I wish I could have heard it. Does anyone know how >these sound(ed)? > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dick Powell" <dbpowell1@juno.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:25 PM >Subject: Electric piano > > >> Hey I have been tuning for 19 years and I tuned my first old electric >> Baldwin. >> It has no sound board, all the bass strings were single string and the >> tuning pins are in the back. Whew what a job. I hope that there are not >> too many of there monsters out there. >> Dick Powell >> ________________________________________________________________ >> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >> Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >> > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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