Kawai ABS Flanges

[Tony Caught]

Hi Terry,

Living in Darwin Australia, just about the most humid place in the universe,
I have come across this problem quite often.  I have noted that if you have
a Yamaha and a Kawai in the same room  and both are have sticking notes then
it is best to recentre those notes that are sticking.  After two years you
will find that you now will have more sticky notes as more flanges go
through the wet dry wet dry cycle.  Recentre them.  Etc etc.  Fitting a
Dampp chaser system will solve most of the problems but not all with the
Kawai as other problems then surface.

Two problems.

With the Kawai you will notice an undue amount of fluff now sticking to all
the ABS parts (electrostatics ?)  Also look at the felt in the bushings,
does not seem the same as in the normal flange.

In Brisbane Australia, a lot of Kawai suffer the same problem and there
answer to eradicate the problem is to REBUSH AND CENTRE THE ENTIRE ACTION.
This works.

Tony Caught caute@accessnt.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Bolsius <markbolsius@optusnet.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 1999 7:44
Subject: Re: Kawai ABS Flanges


> G'day Terry,
>
> We've had the occasional problem here in Australia with sluggish ABS
> Flanges, usually in high Humidity environments. The easiest solution is to
> install a Dampp-Chaser rod and Humidistat.
>
> If that's out of the question, Protek won't help, you'll need to
> recentre.....sorry.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing if the piano is in a high humidity situation?
> --
> Mark Bolsius
> Bolsius Piano Services
> Canberra Australia
>
> ----------
> >From: owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org (pianotech-digest)
> >To: pianotech-digest@ptg.org
> >Subject: pianotech-digest V1997 #1956
> >Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:48 AM
> >
>
> > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 17:39:12 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: Terry Beckingham <beckingt@mb.sympatico.ca>
> > Subject: Kawai ABS Flanges
> >
> > Hi Gang,
> >
> > I tuned a Kawai console this afternoon. It has very sluggish whippen
> > flanges. I am wondering if Protec CLP would have an affect on the
flanges or
> > would it be permissible to use it to free up these centers?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Terry Beckingham
> > Associate Member
> > Manitoba Chapter