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Thanks. Carol do you have any strong views GC1 (5'3") v. C2 (5'8"). 
Same Mark IV disklavier system. Thanks.
Ron


-- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Arthur O'Leary" <ajoleary@...> 
wrote:
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> Go for the C2 - it's worth the difference.
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> Behalf Of manhattanboy100
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 4:42 PM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Help! Serious Concern re Possible Defect 
in Yamaha
> Grands
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> 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!! 
> 
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> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@> 
> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > 
> > > 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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