IMO it is safer to look for a piano that you like the tone as it is. Lots of options although I don't want to rule out this bright $2000 Young Chang just yet. Tomorrow I will be looking at U5AS silent as well. By the way, we did find a fantastic used U1 however it is more pricey of course at $4200 CAD ($3100 USD). Or is this simply the nature of the tone of Young Chang pianos or the characteristics of the Young Chang strings themselves in which case the needling or chemical softeners may not be effective? In this case I would simply avoid this piano as an option and continue looking. I would approach the voicing with caution and careful listening.ДЄs an alternative to needling I could simply purchase some hammer softening chemical from Schaff or PianoTek and apply this to one hammer to test for a difference.Дoes anyone here have any experience with Young Changs in this respect with needling or softeners? I know this part is extremely sensitive because its near the crown and therefore would take great care and to test the resulting sound on one hammer first a few strokes at a time. if this is not effective, needling extra shallow needling (at only 2mm deep) almost at the crown. Needling only a couple of strokes first, then testing its sound after each group of two shallow strokes.Дў. needling on the high shoulder with very shallow needling (at about 3mm). Listening to this sharp, almost buzzing bright attack I would experiment carefully first on only one hammer in the following manner:ДЎ. If I can recall, I think many Young Changs I have played in the past are usually on the bright side but maybe not as bright as this particular one.Дo other technicians here find this same problem with Young Changs of this era? Should I take a risk and consider this piano for our purposes as our student recital piano hoping that I can voice it down after I purchase it or is this too risky? I have done a little voicing myself in the past but I don't have a lot of experience although I have been mentored by some of the most experienced techs in my area. It has a shrill shimmering tone on the attack part of the tone on every note (especially the important middle section). The trouble with this piano however is that it is extremely bright sounding. One of the lower costing options is a 33-year old Young Chang U-131 selling for $2000 CAD ($1500 USD). I have been searching for a used upright piano for our church hall community centre for about a week now and I have found a few good options at various price points.

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