[pianotech] C3

[Wesley Hardman]

Wim,   I mistakenly called the wrong model on the Yamaha grand.  It is a G3
instead of a C3.  It probably doesn't make any difference.
Thanks for the advice.

Wesley

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 1:33 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

> Wes
>
> I would recommend a new set of bass strings. You can get them from Yamaha.
> But a word of caution. Before removing the old one, make sure the new set
> you get are correct.
> Not all C3 scales are the same.
>
> I had this happen to me about 25 years ago.  A customer's cat did his thing
> on the bass strings on his new Yamaha. After I get the new strings, I took
> off the old ones, assuming the news ones were
> correct. Long story short, it took three more sets before I had the right
> ones. It took about 6 weeks to get it right. The customer, obviously, was
> not very happy, and although Yamaha paid for the
> strings and the installation, admitting the mistake, the customer blamed
> me.
>  Wim
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wesley Hardman <hardmanwesley84 at gmail.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sun, Aug 21, 2011 11:54 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] C3
>
>  I'm working with a 25 year old Yamaha C3.  The bass strings are terrible;
> it seems that every other one has some sort of ringing sound that voicing
> will not get rid of.  Tapping bridge pins, seating strings on bridge,
> leveling strings, and mating hammers to strings do nothing to eliminate the
> ringing sounds.
>
> Could this problem be eliminated with installing a new set of bass
> strings?
>
> Wesley Hardman
> Scottsboro, Alabama
>
>
>
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