Disklavier

Thanks, I will pass this info along to the dealer. One more thing, I 
am really struggling between the C1 (5'3") and C2 (5'8") models - 
both will fit well in my home - both come with the same Mark Iv 
disklavier and there is about a $10,000 price difference. Not being a 
player I really cannot hear the difference. Any advice? Thanks!! 


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@...> 
wrote:
>
> What you are noticing are called compression ridges.
> Because the planks that make up the soundboard of the
> piano are glued in on all sides, when they encounter
> humidity and swell slightly, there is no where to go
> and you see these compression ridges.  Eventually they
> dry out and go away.  However, if the humidity was
> severe enough, those ridges can turn into cracks.  It
> is not the end of the world if your soundboard cracks,
> but I personally believe there is an eventual loss of
> tone.  Yamaha does put a 10 year warranty on their
> pianos.
> 
> If you think the compression is severe, wait for
> another piano.
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "manhattanboy100" <manhattanboy100@...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:08 AM
> Subject: [disklavier] Help! Serious Concern re Possible
> Defect in Yamaha Grands
> 
> 
> > Hi, I am about to purchase a brand new Yamaha C2 with
> the disklavier
> > feature. The piano arrived at the dealer and it is
> now set up in the
> > showroom (for tuning etc). When I examined the piano
> closely I noticed
> > that the light colored horizontal wood panelling
> below the strings is
> > not perfectly flat and smooth to the touch, but the
> wood strips have
> > raised ridges between them, almost like the "cupping"
> that occurs when
> > hardwood floor strips become damaged from water.  Its
> as though the
> > strips are too compressed against one another
> resulting in raised
> > edges.  Other pianos (both Yamaha and other brands)
> that I looked at in
> > the showroom did not have this problem.  The boards
> are flat and
> > smooth.  The salesperson could not explain but agreed
> to look into it.
> > Has anyone encountered this? Is this a defect in the
> piano? Could this
> > be a moisture or humidity problem? Should I be
> concerned? Thanks!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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