Yamaha hammer butt loops

[Gregory Torres]

Ralph,

I did it the same way as you-every other one, but a section at a time,
taking the time to number each flange so they went back in their original
location, then spacing them using the neighboring hammers for guides. I
replaced the action in the piano this afternoon and found that I only had to
space 4 hammers to the strings and filing the hammers was not necessary as
the slight grooves in the hammers mated the strings perfectly.

BTW, is $250.00 a dealer price or outside price?

Thanks,
Greg Torres

ralph m martin wrote:

> To avoid having the job made harder (and more lengthly) I do every other
> one first. This eliminates having to shift them to match the strings
> afterwards.
>
> I have found that Yamaha will sometimes supply the flanges at no cost
> even when the piano is out of warranty. They're pretty obliging in
> matters such as this.
>
> Ralph Martin
>  n Wed, 11 Mar 1998 05:35:41 -0600 Greg Torres <Tunapiana@adisfwb.com>
> writes:
> >Dear list,
> >
> >I just spent the last 8 hours replacing all the hammer butt loops on a
> >Yamaha M3.
> >It is the first time I have had to do a whole set. I followed Bill
> >McKaig's procedure and was pleased with the results, however, I was
> >wondering if anyone else has had the occasion to do this procedure and
> >how long it took.
> >
> >BTW,  I did this job for a dealer I tune for and I charged $150.00,
> >price quoted before knowing how long it would take.   :-( [  Is this a
> >fair figure? I feel that I should have charged a little more ($200.00
> >maybe?)  I believe I could do it again in less time but still feel I
> >may
> >have short changed myself.  Any and all opinions and tips are welcome.
> >Thanks a bunch.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Greg Torres
> >
> >
>
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