Yamaha New Models

[Tony Caught]

Hi Mark,

Hey, I was a bit tongue in cheek about my comments on Yamaha's humidity
control in their pianos. Didn't want to start a battle going.

Understand what you are saying is that if you make a piano to the "Super
Dry" specification then that piano will handle the climatic changes to other
areas better than a piano made for the other area would handle the drier
climate.

Did I say that right ?.

But does that mean that when Yamaha makes pianos for England that they are
selling them an inferior product. One that should not be taken to another
climate ?  And, would this then put all the English pianos in the same class
as the so called GREY pianos from Japan ?

Or should I just shut up.

Today I inspected a 132 Diapason (Kawai) piano, It was sold in Perth to this
customer who told the dealer that they were taking it to Darwin.  He
suggested that he should fit a de-humidifying bar to the piano. He did.
I checked the piano out and the tenor / treble had dropped by 35 Cents +
bass by 12 Cents. I felt the bar to see how hot it was and burned my
fingers. The bar is now disconnected.

My point here is, OK in humid conditions, as you say, a lot of places are
air conditioned thus negating the humidity.  Isn't it the same in England
and Japan ?. There was something I was going to say about the mentality of
people in the colder countries like Japan and England but it's still the
silly season down here with today's temp of 33 C and humidity of 85% we all
get a little crazy.

Regards

Tony Caught
Darwin
Australia
caute@optusnet.com.au


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Wisner" <MWisner@yamaha.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha New Models


> As you know, we make pianos for three areas, described as wet, dry and
super dry.  Which specification applies to which destination is determined
by the driest that area gets.  For example; in Japan it never gets as dry as
it does in Utah, so piano made for Utah need to be made to withstand the
driest Utah can get.
>
> The pianos Yamaha are making in Indonesia are made to the "super dry"
specification as all the pianos being made there by Yamaha are being shipped
to areas designated as "super dry".  (The USA).  When Indonesia starts
making pianos for Europe, for example, they will make them differently.
>
> Replacement parts are made in a humidity controlled environment.  Ordering
parts using the piano serial number is the best assurance that you will get
parts that are appropriate for that piano.
>
>
> Mark Wisner
> Piano Service
> Yamaha Corporation
> mwisner@yamaha.com
>
> >>> caute@optusnet.com.au 03/12/02 05:05PM >>>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Question ?
>
> As we all have been told, Yamaha pianos are made in three different
climatic
> controlled environments. (you know, this grey piano thingee)
>
> As we all know, which one is which is a closely guarded secret.
>
> what I am curious about is.  Does this climatic thingee only apply to
pianos
> made in Japan or to all pianos made by Yamaha.   Example being the pianos
> made in Indonesia and exported to countries around the world in different
> climatic zones.
>
> Information is our only guide to which Yamaha piano should go where and
what
> individual instructions should apply to each different (wet, medium or
dry)
> piano when it is moved to a different climatic condition from which it was
> made for.
>
> OR
>
> Will Yamaha sell me a piano for Alice Springs Australia (current temp 42C
> humidity 5%) and then change it over when I move to Darwin Australia
> (current temp 33C humidity 85%).
>
> And lastly
>
> All the action parts that we get as replacements for Yamaha pianos, are
they
> humidity controlled or don't they matter ?
>
> Just Curious,
>
> Tony Caught
> Darwin
> Australia
> caute@optusnet.com.au
>