In article <003501c0768a$6fcc5380$9600000a@computer>, D.Martens <cybertuner@planet.nl> writes > Hi List, > Does anyone know if the American Yamaha's have the same > stringscaling and strings as the European Yamaha's , and, if not, how > it affects the tuningresults when using a PT100. ? > > Duncan I can only comment on the Yamaha Uprights made in the UK the bass string are made in the [1] USA the steel strings are German, and the scaling is in metric. 80% of production is for export mainly to the EEC. The strong pound would make them expensive for the US market but I could be wrong as a lot of Kembles are shipped to the US. Barrie, [1] only the Yamahas made in the UK have US made base strings and a lot of testing was done before Japan allowed it. -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ Home to the UK Piano Industry
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