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CHAPTER THREE-- One of the most difficult questions a piano tuner has to answer is the one above. What's your tuner going to say? 'Madam, your piano is a piece of junk. It was made in Mongolia by fugitives from a wiener factory, and for $50 I'd be happy to haul it to the dump for you.' Don't laugh- I had one just like that in Michigan. The owner thought it was absolutely wonderful, and I had to try to rescue it from the destiny of the municipal dump, where it belonged. So, let's consider some principles in determining what is a good piano: First- Generally (not always) the longer the wire, and the more square inches of sound board, the better the sound produced. Older pianos, with greater mass, also may carry the sound better, and a massive harp (See Diagram) will hold tune better. If the harp frame fills the whole box of the upright monster or spinet, that is, all four corners in rectangular fashion, you have a real advantage in holding tune. Second- Exceptions abound. This is why there is no blue book for pianos. A medium sized Yamaha upright can beat out an old Cable Nelson grand or full size upright any day. The Yamaha may also beat out a middle line Baldwin grand in tone quality and in holding its tune. Steinway is making some lower quality pianos these days, and a top of the line Baldwin will beat them out in classy look and in low noise (inharmonisity) in the wires. In fact, a top of the line Baldwin has qualities that are now rare worldwide. Petrof of Poland made exceptional pianos in the past, and they are only getting better. Capitalism has been good for them. Shop carefully. Any Everett upright will beat out any Wurlitzer grand unless the Wurlitzer is old and well maintained. Anything is better than an Aeolian, except a Winter-- the one with the aluminum harp and the hammers that pop off. An aluminum harp on a piano is like mackerel in the moonlight- it shines and it stinks. If you cannot bear to take your Winter spinet to the dump, try plucking it with a guitar pick. Of the pianos made these days, which is the best? I vote for Yamaha for money's worth. Next Kawai, Young Chang, maybe Samick (because of warranty), and then Baldwin (top of the line only). Petrof is a very good piano, but prices have gone up in recent years. They are not cheap. Then comes Steinway-- It is not worth the high price, and parts ordering and help from the factory is lousy. Snobs is what they are- sorry, but it's a fact. I must say thought that the Steinway is the best piano you can buy-- It just is not worth what it costs. There is an Italian fellow in Boston making an exceptional grand-- par with Steinway or better, but he is unknown elsewhere. An eighty year old Fischer, which has been pampered, has more character than any Steinway ever made- personal prejudice- I'll admit it. A turn of the century Ivers and Pond is a massive over-built monster from Boston, and, in top condition, is worth more than 80% of the new pianos made today. It is so impressive inside that you can take the desk off, and your guests will be in awe of the workmanship. Poland makes a clever console competing with Yamaha, and the Germans make good pianos if you buy one there and the Deutch Mark is down. The legend of pianos is the Bösendorfer. If you can afford one of them, why are you reading this book? :-) Now, before you commit pianocide on your old Winter, or some other generic piano, cheer up-- if you have been tuning the piano faithfully, and if it has never been stored in the barn, you probably have a pretty acceptable piano anyway. You are way ahead of the poor guy in Fremont, Michigan with the 70 year old Steinway he inherited from granny which was indeed stored in the barn with the hogs. I had to give it the last rites and walk away. If you question the wisdom of keeping your little runt spinet, go price some new pianos. Aside from being expensive, new pianos often have problems that take years to iron out, and they need numerous tunings in the first three years to get the stretch out of the wires. Piano salesmen will not tell you that. So go home, call a tuner who has a positive attitude about life, and ask him to bring your old relic back the best he can. You will be surprised what can be done. If the tuner tells you to haul it to the dump, call me. I shall try to find a fellow for you with a better attitude. There are a few snobby tuners (most of whom worked in the Steinway factory at one time or another) who think you are paying them to be a piano critic. Run the scoundrels off please. You always have the option also of restoring and tuning it yourself. We have many customers doing just that. So, when your tuner gets there, don't ask, 'Do I have a good piano?' Get him a cup of coffee and a piece of pie (in Nogales, AZ, hot tamales, and in Grand Rapids, MI, oli bolin), and sit back and enjoy the art of bringing back the music. If the tuner does some amazing wonder with your piano, please write to me and describe it. In future editions of this book (And in Updates and Forum) I hope to compile a recommended list of really helpful tuners world wide. HERE ARE SOME LISTS OF PIANOS ACCORDING TO QUALITY You need to understand that this list does not take into account the care the piano has had over the years. Exceptional quality
Better than average
Useful though not exceptional
Junk
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At a young age of 24, he opened his own piano shop under his name and began to study resonance and depth of sound. Through his studies, he was able to innovate parts by making earnest improvements of the felt, hammer, and steel frame. Weber pianos are produced by craftsmen who accept nothing less than the absolute best.
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Young Chang pianos is based in South Korea and was founded in 1956 by three brothers: Jae-Young Kim, Jae-Chang Kim, and Jae-Seop Kim. File for zone code_post_gfx. The brothers began selling Yamaha pianos in Korea under an agreement with the firm.
Currently, Young Chang is one of the largest piano manufacturing companies in the world.
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- With Young Chang’s decision to expand their operations both in Korea and internationally, their direction was to produce pianos under their own brand name and end the relationship with Yamaha in 1975. By 1979 Young Chang America was established, followed by Young Chang Canada in 1984 and Young Chang Europe in 1989.
- Young Chang: Made in: Established 1956 Seaul, Korea: Made by: Young Chang: Rating (see Key) 45-60: Estimated Number In UK: 8000. About 85% upright, 15% grand: Year and serial number: Uprights: 1985- 01- 2113092 Grands: 1985- 0- 0093299.
- Example of a Serial Number on a Squier Precision Bass that was Made for Fender by Young Chang in Korea in 1995 The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E10 +5 digits (note 1 extra digit) possibly as early as 1986. The company holds approximately fifty percent of the Korean piano market.
The company holds approximately fifty percent of the Korean piano market.
For approximately nine years, beginning in 1964, Young Chang and Yamaha entered into an agreement where Yamaha shipped partially completed pianos from Japan, to the Young Chang factory in Inchon, S. Korea. There, the company performed final assembly work. This included assembling the cabinet, installing the action, and stringing the piano.
This arrangement with Yamaha lasted until 1975, as Young Chang decided to manufacture pianos under their own name, as well as to expand the company's reach, domestically and internationally. Toward the late 1970s, Young Chang began exporting their pianos to the United States.
1979 was a pivotal year, as the company saw its influence reach worldwide: Young Chang America (1979), and later, Young Chang Canada (1984), and finally, Young Chang Europe (1989).
Young Chang also built pianos for other companies, under names such as Astor, Bechendorff, Bergmann, Cline, Essex, Ibach, Karl Muller, Knabe, Nakamura, Pramberger, Schafer & Sons, Wagner, Weber, and Wurlitzer.
In 1995, Joseph Pramberger (former Vice President of Steinway and Sons) joined the company and brought certain innovations which include the “Platinum Touch Action” and the patented, asymmetrically tapered soundboard, which made Young Chang even more famous and allowed them to produce pianos of a much better quality.
In 1990, Young Chang purchased Kurzweil Music Systems, a manufacturer of high end digital and electronic musical instruments, thus making their market even much wider.
Present Day Manufacturing
The company is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea and has more than 2000 full time workers who design and build their grand and upright pianos, as well as the Kurzweil Music Systems.
Young Chang Grand pianos come in three series:
- The Platinum series with six different model designs - YP175, YP185, YP208, YP228, YP275 and YP157
- The Professional Artist with six designs - PG150, PG157, PG157D, PG175NCS, PG175, and PG185 and
- The Y Series with four designs (Y150, Y175, Y157 and Y185
Young Chang Upright pianos also come in three series with the same names, the Platinum Series, Professional Artist and the Y Series.
- The Platinum series comes in four models which are YP48, YP49, YP121SE and YP52
- The Professional Artist comes in five designs: PF110, PE116, PE118, PE121, PE131
- And The Y Series with six designs: Y112, Y112F, Y114, Y116, Y121 and Y131
After the company purchased Kurzweil Music Systems, Young Chang continued to manufacture electronic and digital musical instruments under the same name. Currently, they have five different electronic piano series with a total of nine different designs.
All these pianos are designed and manufactured in South Korean under the supervision of Delwin Fandrich (who entered the piano industry in 1961), who is Young Chang Piano’s Design and Manufacturing Consultant since 2008.
Looking to find the age of your Young Chang Piano? Find help tolocate
the serial number on your piano here,then reference the chart below.
1978 - 7800000
1980 - 8000000
1985 - 0147000
1990 - 1537386
1995 - 2113092
2000 - 2429876
2003 - 2559247
the serial number on your piano here,then reference the chart below.
1978 - 7800000
1980 - 8000000
1985 - 0147000
1990 - 1537386
1995 - 2113092
2000 - 2429876
2003 - 2559247
Grand Pianos
The letter “G” comes
before the serial number.
1978 - 7800000
1980 - 8000000
1985 - 016000
1990 - 0053945
1995 - 0093299
2000 - 0130384
2003 - 0140310
The letter “G” comes
before the serial number.
1978 - 7800000
1980 - 8000000
1985 - 016000
1990 - 0053945
1995 - 0093299
2000 - 0130384
2003 - 0140310
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