Piano manufacturing took place in plants in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea, both established in 1964, and Tianjin, China, established in 1995. The sawmill was located in Tacoma, Washington and was established in 1991. Fandrich Consulting has helped Young Chang to evolve into the premium Piano maker that it is today.Young Chang had four manufacturing facilities as of 1999, three producing pianos and the fourth a sawmill producing wood for export from the United States. Since 7008, he has worked with Young Chang as technical consultant. Oregon, and is now consulting and lecturing for piano makers in the USA, Europe, Australia and China. He has worked as a Steinway service manager In Portland, Fandrich was the Director of Piano Research & Development for the Baldwin Piano & Organ (0., the largest piano maker in the U5. Partnering with Delwin D Fandrich, Consulting for the highest craftsmanship in piano designĭelwin D. Agraffes desined to sustain better tone in Bass Sectionīass agreaffes in the bass section allow for more uniform tone and perfect string allignment thus allowing the pianist to be more expressive. To ensure the bearing stress of tuning pins and maintain tuning stability, Young Chang pin blocks are made of I 7-layer hard maple laminated panel with layers glued at right angles. The continuity of tone is emphasized when a piano is located in a concert hall or school auditorium. Pin blocks made of 17-layer laminated panel to raise bearing power Round cut off bars on lower section of soundboard prevents sound diffusion and optimizes the resonance of the soundboard. The frame, which also plays a crucial role in the alignment of strings. Frames cast through the V-Process construction methodĪccording to acoustic theory, piano frames must bear up to 20 tons of string tension. Hammers are cold pressed to maximize tonal quality and longer life.
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Hammers are made of maple, walnut and mahogany with Royal George felt and platinum blue or red full underfelt. Hammers are adjusted to strike the strings in less than 1/250 of a second. Hammers conveying the dynamic expression of the pianist Young Chang keyboards are made of spruce and weighted and balanced giving the pianist a more responsive touch.
A keyboard that conveys the soul of the pianist The new rib designs provide more efficient sound board response, improved sustain and better bass to tenor total balance. back posts, key frame and keyboard used in the Young Chang Edition are made of carefully selected first»class materials. Young Chang uses A-Northern Spruce for soundboards, providing excellent tonal quality. Spruce soundboards with highest sound transmission. Part of the new design is the unique floating soundboard and direct coupled bass bridge which allows for a much better bass response than most pianos at an even larger size.All action parts are Maple and all hammers are the cold formed process for better tonal quality and longevity. These newly designed pianos are noted to have exceptional tonal quality and evenness of touch and sound throughout the entire range of the keyboard. Our entire line is completely re-designed by award winning designer Del Fandrich. Young Chang vertical pianos are constructed using all top quality materials by skilled artisans.