Yamaha Quits Schaff

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    Terry, they're Japanese. It's really good felt, and they're very easy to
use. I've used them on problem S&S's, and they're as good as Yamaha.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: Yamaha Quits Schaff


> Oh great. Now that I finally found a good source for damper felt! Figures.
> :-(
>
> > >Try the Tokiwa  pre-cut dampersets from Pacific/Brooks to replace
> > >the loss of Yamaha parts.
>
> So, who/what is Tokiwa? Where did they come from? I realize they make
action
> parts. What else do they make? Where are they located. Are they just a
> little (big?) company that make action stuff? Kinda like a Renner-Korea
(or
> wherever)?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:10 PM
> Subject: RE: Yamaha Quits Schaff
>
>
> > At 12:26 PM -0500 10/24/01, John M. Formsma wrote:
> > >Before we all get out of sorts, is this confirmed and what is the
> source(s)?
> >
> > Danielle at Schaff.
>
> (snip (Ron!))
>
> > At 6:30 AM -0700 10/24/01, DALE ERWIN wrote:
> > >Try the Tokiwa  pre-cut dampersets from Pacific/Brooks to replace
> > >the loss of Yamaha parts.
> >
> > These are very good felts. The flats for the most part don't oink,
> > but I did run into some difficulty with the plain tri-chord wedges on
> > a M&H AA whose gaps between strings on a note were a little wider
> > than the size of these Tokiwa wedges. I'm going to miss the vertical
> > felts the most (the U1 and U3 sets).
> >
> > Bill Ballard RPT
> > NH Chapter, P.T.G.
> >
> > "I'll play it and tell you what it is later...."
> >      ...........Miles Davis
> > +++++++++++++++++++++
> >