Yamaha C6 bass strings

[Greg Newell]

Well, in the case of the one I am caring for there is virtually no crown 
throughout and very little downbearing to boot.
That coupled with new strings or an attempt at voicing making no 
appreciable difference was enough for me to declare a bad board.



At 03:47 PM 5/12/2004, you wrote:
>But many designs incorporate very little crown in the bass and zero or
>nearly so bearing on the bass bridge. So how could you tell that such
>characteristics were a problem (at least in terms of deviation from original
>design)?
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:12 PM
>Subject: Re: Yamaha C6 bass strings
>
>
> > Clyde,
> >          I have one of these that I tune as well. It has a rather dead
>bass
> > which twisting did not help. I convinced the owner to pay for 2 new
>strings
> > that we hoped would change the character of the bass. They did not. I
> > believe it's the board. Check crown and bearing and see what you get. I'll
> > bet it's the same as what I found ...... none.
> >
> > Greg Newell
> >
> >
> > At 05:55 PM 5/11/2004, you wrote:
> > >Friends,
> > >
> > >No one responded to this yet, but I would like some input, please.  I've
> > >been tuning a 1998 Yamaha C6 grand every six months for the last five
> > >years.  I tuned it again yesterday, and it sounds to me like some of the
> > >bass string windings are loose.  I think I read on this forum at some
>time
> > >that Yamaha felt their strings shouldn't need twisting.
> > >
> > >Does anyone remember any kind of discussion about this?  It seems to me
> > >that a piano of this caliber shouldn't be having this problem.  Or has
> > >it been a problem common in this model?  Your input is appreciated.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> > >
> > >
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Greg Newell
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