Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:29:29 -0500 Shelley <srbanders at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thank you so much for the info about Collodion! You are quite welcome. > I have a question regarding rebuilding a Yamaha C5 action circa 1980. This > piano is in a small performance hall. It is time to replace all of the > action parts. The piano is always ?miked?. > Has anyone used parts and hammers not from Yamaha to success in this > situation? I really don?t relish paying those high costs and needling until > I need physical therapy! Are there parts and hammers that are particularly > recommended by those of you who have a broader experience than I? A few years ago I hung a set of Ronsen Wurtzen felt hammers on a gray market Yamaha C-3 (in a teacher's studio) since Yamaha will not supply hammers for these pianos. The results were quite good. So that's one option. As far as the other parts, I agree with the others - use Yamaha. There is little or no cost saving using other high-quality piano parts... Israel Stein
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