Post by sirthought on Oct 8, 2020 16:39:09 GMT -6
ALERT! YAMAHA Piano Recall
OCTOBER 8, 2020 -- Yamaha has recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would, resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals.
The sticky pedal also makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a piece making it extremely risky for audiences. While there have been a tremendous number of accidentals, fortunately it has so far caused no deafs.
Analysts are wondering if it will put a damper on their bass market and if they will be able to sustain sales. Congress is also considering calling in the President of Yamaha for questioning as to when the company first learned about the treble.
RECALL UPDATE: Congressional inquiries brought a sharp response from President Mitsuru Umemura of Yamaha, who quickly played down the scale of the problem before taking the fifth.
"Only a few modal years are affected by what is a relative minor problem," he replied tiercely.
With no progression towards a resolution, sales of Yamaha pianos have gone flat, and market analysts predict an interval of diminished revenue for the company. The president announced that Yamaha would triadvertising more and fine tune their marketing strategies in order to augment sales.
SECOND UPDATE: The CEO of Yamaha, Akio Yamaka agreed to appear before the board of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada to explain recent difficulties with Yamaha pianos. In a further statement, Mr. Yamaka explained that replacement mats will be available from local Yamaha dealers to replace any existing rugs or mats under the pedals. Yamaka, the grandson of the founder of Yamaha, explained that the thicker original mats would occasionally cause a pedal to stick, causing the sound to accelerate to the point of destroying the musical validity of the piece being played. Rather than string their piano clients along, Yamaha claims they will make every effort to transpose faulty mats.
Mr Yamaka has assured the music world that every effort will be taken to correct the problems, and that the crash of a Yamaha piano through the outside wall of an upper floor of Carnegie Hall would be thoroughly investigated.
He also criticized American late night comedians for their handling of recent events. "I wish they wouldn’t hammer on and just stave off a bit, it's not clefer." He then sulked away to get a gin and tonic.
OCTOBER 8, 2020 -- Yamaha has recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would, resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals.
The sticky pedal also makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a piece making it extremely risky for audiences. While there have been a tremendous number of accidentals, fortunately it has so far caused no deafs.
Analysts are wondering if it will put a damper on their bass market and if they will be able to sustain sales. Congress is also considering calling in the President of Yamaha for questioning as to when the company first learned about the treble.
RECALL UPDATE: Congressional inquiries brought a sharp response from President Mitsuru Umemura of Yamaha, who quickly played down the scale of the problem before taking the fifth.
"Only a few modal years are affected by what is a relative minor problem," he replied tiercely.
With no progression towards a resolution, sales of Yamaha pianos have gone flat, and market analysts predict an interval of diminished revenue for the company. The president announced that Yamaha would triadvertising more and fine tune their marketing strategies in order to augment sales.
SECOND UPDATE: The CEO of Yamaha, Akio Yamaka agreed to appear before the board of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada to explain recent difficulties with Yamaha pianos. In a further statement, Mr. Yamaka explained that replacement mats will be available from local Yamaha dealers to replace any existing rugs or mats under the pedals. Yamaka, the grandson of the founder of Yamaha, explained that the thicker original mats would occasionally cause a pedal to stick, causing the sound to accelerate to the point of destroying the musical validity of the piece being played. Rather than string their piano clients along, Yamaha claims they will make every effort to transpose faulty mats.
Mr Yamaka has assured the music world that every effort will be taken to correct the problems, and that the crash of a Yamaha piano through the outside wall of an upper floor of Carnegie Hall would be thoroughly investigated.
He also criticized American late night comedians for their handling of recent events. "I wish they wouldn’t hammer on and just stave off a bit, it's not clefer." He then sulked away to get a gin and tonic.
