Peace, Benny, I had no intention of mentioning you in any way, or by reference whatsoever. I wouldn't do that! And I don't need to, considering all the complaints I've heard from other tuners, on and off the list, about overly tight pins on these pianos. Rest easily, please! Gordon P.S. Besides: It is in Yamaha's best interest to know this, as they'd like to keep selling these pianos, I am sure. --- "Benny L. Tucker" <precisionpiano@alltel.net> wrote: > Gordon, > If you do happen to send that letter to Yamaha, > I respectfully ask that > you exclude any and all mention of my name or the > comments that I've made to > this list regarding the tight pins. As I am about > the last tuner at the > plant that does work on the outside, they would know > you were talking about > me if you even referenced "a tuner" from the plant. > As it is right now, my job there is to tune > pianos and not go out and > bad mouth the product. I'm sorry I did. I am > presently out of work on a > medical leave, and the last thing I need is to piss > everyone there off. I > need this job, and am well respected by the > management. I don't want that to > change anytime soon. > Thank you for respecting my request. > > Benny L. Tucker > Yamaha Factory Tuner > Precision Piano Tuning & Repair > Thomaston, Ga. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:26 PM > Subject: RE: Yamaha Model Question;too tight pins > > > > Really, Terry, until the Thomaston plant stops > making > > the pins murderously tight: so tight that they > develop > > huge internal twist that makes settling unisons > > virtually impossible, please steer her away from > > buying any piano made there. > > But thanks for reminding me! I have been > remiss > > in sending that letter of complaint to Yamaha, and > > will do so tonight. > > Thump > > > > --- Peter Lamos <selahpiano@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > M500 is a console. I don't know about the A0 > > > string, but I know the > > > scale and action do differ. M500S has a > practice > > > mute (annoying things) > > > and really doesn't match up to the P22 (my > opinion). > > > > > > Pete > > > > > > _____________________ > > > selahpiano@hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > > > Behalf Of Farrell > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:36 AM > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > Subject: Yamaha Model Question > > > > > > > > > I have a customer looking to buy a new Yamaha > > > console or studio. She is > > > looking at the M500S. I am familiar with the > P-22. > > > Besides the cabinet, > > > how do these two pianos differ? I see they both > have > > > the same length A0 > > > string - does this mean they have the same > stringing > > > scale? Is the M500S > > > also a studio (full size action)? Thanks. > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: > > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > http://search.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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