I rather liked the instrument. Comments ?
Yamaha GB1, A Broadwood Remake?
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Yamaha GB1, A Broadwood Remake?
Having just tuned a new Yamaha GB1 grand, I was interested to hear what fellow posters/technicians thought about them. Unlike the G1 and G3, this instrument seams to have a less strident tone, Has no 'Duplex type' metal bearing bridge,no doping on the hammers and even the frame colour is copper like Broadwood! Does 'GB' even stand for "Great Britain"?
I rather liked the instrument. Comments ?
I rather liked the instrument. Comments ?
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Na they are made in Indonesia the just got voted best piano by members of the MIA
The have just upgrade the model to GB1K new soft close fall new upgraded frame, small improvements to the soundboard and better pedals .
The frame and soundboard improvements have helped the bass treble changeover a tad
for the price they are not that bad far better then others.
They tend to hold their tuning very well which is more than can be said for other 4'11" grands for the far east
Barrie,
The have just upgrade the model to GB1K new soft close fall new upgraded frame, small improvements to the soundboard and better pedals .
The frame and soundboard improvements have helped the bass treble changeover a tad
for the price they are not that bad far better then others.
They tend to hold their tuning very well which is more than can be said for other 4'11" grands for the far east
Barrie,
Barrie Heaton
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It's based on the old Yamaha A1 which was a slow seller and very expensive for a 4'11" piano. They ditched the adornments and made them in Indonesia.
I was under the impression "GB" stood for "Grand Basic", although predecessors were variously designated GH1-B, GA1 and GP1, so this could well be eyewash! The GB1 was the first successful Yamaha budget grand. All predecessors suffer from a terrible problem of instability and/or tone anomaly over the break.
I was under the impression "GB" stood for "Grand Basic", although predecessors were variously designated GH1-B, GA1 and GP1, so this could well be eyewash! The GB1 was the first successful Yamaha budget grand. All predecessors suffer from a terrible problem of instability and/or tone anomaly over the break.
, it's Friday, didn't want to start the weekend on too much of a negative note 