[pianotech] Help with a Young Chang plate

[Dean May]

In today's economy big ticket items like grand pianos are going unbelievably
cheap. I've purchased 2 really nice Pramberger Young Changs about that age
for less than $4k. You won't be able to buy a plate and install it for less
than that. I'd recommend keeping an eye on Craig's List, get the Craigs List
Reader Pro search engine- there is a free version. 

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of J. Stanley Ryberg
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:24 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Help with a Young Chang plate

 


I'm placing this request on the List for a friend, who is an RPT
rebuilder/technician/pianist.  The piano is a Young Chang G150, Serial
#80xxx, which should put it in the '02-'03 area.  It is physically sound,
cosmetically near-perfect, as much as a small grand in its price range can
be.  A short time ago, the lady who owns it called to report a loud
"BANG!"...and there is now a crack right in the middle of the range, going
from an agraffe to the front-row tuning pin.  Everything looks fine, nothing
out of place, plate bearing bolt in place correctly, no obvious problems
(other than the crack).  He has been able to reach Sam at Young Chang, who
said that a new plate is out of the question, that model having been
superseded some time ago.  What my friend would like to know is whether
anyone has, or knows of a piano of this model (cosmetics obviously not
important) with an intact plate, that might be for sale at a reasonable
price.  Or, better yet, does someone just happen to have a plate for this
model taking up space in an otherwise pristine shop?  (He didn't say, but
I'd think anywhere in the midwest, not too far from the Chicago area would
be preferable...Wim, I don't think he wants one from your territory!
<http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif> )

Thanks in advance for any ideas or advice!

Stan Ryberg 
Barrington IL 
jstan40 at sbcglobal.net

 

Stan Ryberg 
Barrington IL 
jstan40 at sbcglobal.net

 

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