Young Clang

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hi Paul and others,
Just visited a Young Chang ( did no work on it ) grand that had a very =
loud bang when the unicorda pedal was released. In the back of my mind =
it seems that this may be caused by too heavy a return spring. Is this =
correct?
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Paul McCloud=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:45 AM
  Subject: RE: Chinese pianos


  We sell Nordiska pianos at our store.  The quality overall is very =
good, but there are occasional problems with some of them.  I attribute =
this to old stock.  If you have tuning problems, check the =
pinblock-to-flange fit.  Some were not mated at all.  Installing shims =
worked well.  I've seen some corrosion on strings, discoloration of bass =
strings.  Overall I'm quite happy with the new ones coming in.  I'm not =
sure of which brands are made in this same factory, there are several.  =
The Nordiska factory is a "factory within a factory", in which all the =
workers, the building, and all the materials (except the case parts and =
plate) are made there.  The other buildings are used for making the =
other pianos (different names).  The Nordiska plant is spotless.  The =
workers are more experienced, and are paid more.  They are envied by the =
other workers, naturally.  Bridges are well made, most of the cabinetry =
is! good, the quality of hammers is excellent.  Some action prep is =
needed in many cases.  Overall they are a good value.  We also have =
Falconi (I'm not sure which factory makes them.  Quality is fair on =
these.  I don't much care for the Bergmann pianos (Young Chang Chinese) =
as they had/have many problems for which our store is still trying to =
sort out.  We've had to do repairs on most of the ones we've sold, but =
no compensation is forthcoming from Young Chang (gee, I wonder why).  I =
don't have experience much with pearl River or derivatives, so I can't =
say about that factory.
      FWIW,
      Paul McCloud
      San Diego
      "The Piano Exchange"


    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Wayne Walker=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org
    Sent: 04/21/2005 6:21:01 AM=20
    Subject: Chinese pianos


    Hello folks,

    The store that I work for has been carrying pianos from the Beijing =
Piano factory for about 7 years.
    I like to see some feedback from other techs about how they feel =
about these pianos. We are pleased with the improving quality of these =
instrument. Yamaha or Steinway they are not but they are good value for =
entry level consumer. We tried some pianos from Dongbei factory. These =
piano needed more prepping and had tuning problems.

    Wayne Walker
    Piano Tuner & Technician
    MUSICSTOP LTD
    1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS
    B4N 3R4
    Cell 902-221-1540
    Fax 902-681-1463
    wayne.w@musicstop.com
    www.musicstop.com


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