Tag Archives: CFIIIS

Saying Goodbye

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Eric

I said goodbye to a friend recently. While with Yamaha in the 90′s I purchased a Yamaha concert grand…a CFIII 51GX to be precise. GX designates an experimental model and 51 designates the series. The 51 was a design experiment … Continue reading →

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2010 NAMM part 3 Yamaha CFX

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Eric

Yamaha has had a high end “craft built” line for a number of years and has been a very serious builder of concert pianos for decades. The concert grand, the CFIII (CF3) has undergone a number of iterations and experiments, … Continue reading →

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Newport Music Festival – Greatest Music Festival in the world

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Eric

I’m a huge fan of the festival, having first gone in 1980. It’s the classical music festival, held inside the mansions in Newport RI. It is a treasure of the music world due to it’s wonderful, unique programming and the … Continue reading →

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What is the Yamaha S Series?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Eric

In a nutshell, the S series are Yamaha’s concert level, hand made pianos. Made in a separate factory, these 3 models, the S4 (191 cn, 6’3″)  , S6 (212m, 6’11″) and CFIIIS  (275cm, 9′) (pronounced C F three S)  are … Continue reading →

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Now I know how people got sucked in by Madoff

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Eric

I should have known better, but I got screwed by a piano rebuilder in Yonkers. He came recommended by a friend who should know. Originally I just needed my piano restrung, a pretty straight ahead job if you’re a restringer … Continue reading →

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Nice piano!

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Eric

I’m in Charleston SC right now (really great city!) and just heard Valentina Lisitsa play the Tchaikovsky 1 with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Valentina is a big Bosendorfer fan, and the feeling is mutual. But our bank of concert pianos can’t … Continue reading →

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hammer replacement

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Eric

I’ve developed good concert prep kind of skills; regulation, voicing, finding and fixing noise, working under time pressure etc. What I am NOT is a rebuilder. I’ve voiced new hammers from scratch alot, but I really haven’t had much experience … Continue reading →

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Fixing my piano

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Eric

Being a piano guy, I have a rather unusual one. A Yamaha CFIIIS 51GX, picked up under special circumstances (completely above board) during the early part of my time at Yamaha. The GX series are experimental and the short lived … Continue reading →

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