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Most would acknowledge that Yamahas are well built. I personally think their action feel is among the best. Like many, however, I find their sound bright and lacking that enveloping depth that can be so compelling.
Have any of you played a Yamaha grand that had hadĀ German or American hammers installed? I heard from someone that a Yamaha with Ronson hammers is a joy.
I had an interesting experience playing a gray-market C3 that had some white stuff sprayed on its hammers by the Japanese firm that prepped it. I originally played it on a very hot, humid, summer day in Cambridge, Mass. and it sounded wonderful--very balanced throughout. I played it a couple of weeks later when the humidity had gone down and it had turned back into a typical C3. I have wondered if the mystery schmoo was hygroscopic and had effectively softened the hammers during the heat spell. It made we wonder if other C3s could be turned into wonderful pianos with the right type of hammer.
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I am putting a set of Isaac hammers on a C7 I'll post my impressions when I am done
I have used Abel hammers on Yamahas. The sound is very nice. I have also hung a set of the Renner G4MU hammers on a Yamaha...also very nice. One has to be sure the new hammers are heavy enough so the touchweight is not too low.
So much of the "interest" in the sound of a piano is in the belly work. I would hesitate to believe new hammers would solve every problem. Certianly though, a different set of hammers can really change the sound. Proper voicing of the Yamaha hammers will do wonders as well.
Just depends on the sound you are looking for.
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I would be interested to hear your results, Wave the chicken......
vk NY Steinway D 423118 Yamaha UX 2499771
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I played a C7 with Steinway hammers installed and voiced numerous times. Unfortunately it still sounds too Asian to me. That was about 6 years ago.
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i think that the Yamahas are amoung the best-built pianos, too. that's why the professionals prefer them to any other piano brands. the thing i like the most about it is it's action. it's less likely to get sluggish than any other piano, making it more touch sensitive. i love them, too despite its harsh middle register. but i don't really know about German action and 'Asian' sounds and all that jazz. i just love Yamaha. if i could get any model, it would be the C3 conservatory grand. but don't get the grands with the smaller keys, b/c their action is more likely to get sluggish with age and sudden changes in tempature and humidity. it all depends on how they're made. -alicia*
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Just curious how many German grands you have played, Alicia?
In any case, Yamahas are to me an average built piano whose tone leaves as stated, the most to be desired. I have heard Yamahas with Abel hammers and German piano wire. THese can great improvements in the overall Yamaha tone and colour.
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i don't know. i don't own a piano, but i have to get off my butt and go uptown just to have access to one. i don't go to the music stores, b/c i fear that they won't allow you to touch their pianos unless you're gonna give them a wad of cash for it. how shallow is that? so i just go to the nearest music building to play, where i'll also have more privacy. anyway, i don't know anything about that German brand thing. i just know pianos by the brand, not the country they are manufactured in. i don't even know where the serial no. is. gotta clue? -alicia*
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