Yamahas C7 out of the box

[Richard Brekne]

We get our instruments through the European channel, which gets theirs 
from Japan.  I'm not really sure of the network, but I think there are 
main offices in both Germany and in France.

I got to thinking about my days in Sherman Clay Seattle and how much 
work we'd actually do on Bostons. Back then my own prep work was mostly 
confined to basic action regulation, and a bit of hammer mating.  Didnt 
know as much back then as perhaps I should have,... no real good routine 
for glide bolts and bedding in general, voicing limited to basic 
smoothing out of existing voice, little or no attention paid to 
trapework and dampersystem. Even without all those moments I managed to 
find 6 to 8 hours of work with things I knew how to do.  I suppose if I 
had the benifit of what I've learned since then I would see a similiar 
situation.

Like I said.. been some years now since I've boxed a piano open for 
prep. So perhaps its a combination of that, and that I know quite a bit 
more now since the last time I did much of this kind of work. Still 15 
hours seems like a lot of work to require of a dealer if brand new 
instruments (of any sort) are to be put in concert shape.  But perhaps 
thats more the norm then I'd realized. In anycase... makes me appreciate 
what our local dealer gets done as instruments I run into out in the 
field that come from his store are almost always in very fine shape. One 
of the few dealers I've run into through the years that takes great care 
to insure instruments are as well preped as he possibly can.  But then 
he was (and is) a technician before he was a dealer.

This all really opens for a discussion on what basic prep routines 
different techs employ for <<good quality>> instruments when they are 
first boxed open. I'd be real interested in hearing what some of you do, 
how long it takes you, and how close to concert condition you take 
instruments in preping for sales floors.

Cheers
RicB

Avery Todd wrote:

> Ric,
>
> Is it coming from the US or Japan? Just curious.
>
> Avery
>
> But it looks like Yamaha is slippin to me
>
>> Cheers
>> RicB
>