Yamaha Flange Pinning

[David M. Porritt]

Terry:

Yamaha sells the hammers and shanks/flanges pre-hung.  Replacing them
becomes a very fast job.

dave

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On 1/31/02 at 4:41 PM Farrell wrote:

>Thanks Tom. Yes, I agree - if replacing hammers, replace hammer,
shank,
>knuckle, flange. In this particular case, I am trying to evaluate
all
>components - all are OK, but I think replacement of any and/or all
would
>result in much improvement. It's got to be her decision & I'm just
trying
>to
>gather the best info to relate to her. I think the major thing here
will be
>hammers: If she decides to replace them, then the whole top of the
action
>gets replaced.
>
>Thanks to all that provided input.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano@gate.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Yamaha Flange Pinning
>
>
>> Terry,
>> If you are going to add hammers,do yourself a favor and install
>> shanks,knuckles, and flanges at the same time.
>> Seeing that this piano has been  used by a serious player for many
years,
>> the knuckles are going to need attention as well as the pinning.
For the
>> time and effort you are better off replacing the shanks,flanges,
and
>hammers
>> and the difference in control of touch and tone will be
appreciated to a
>> higher degree.
>> Tom Servinsky,RPT
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:13 AM
>> Subject: Yamaha Flange Pinning
>>
>>
>> > 1979 Yamaha G3. Owner is an advanced classical player.
>> >
>> > She described a lack of control - action too light. DW seemed OK
>(didn't
>> > measure), but hammer flanges were down in  the two-gram range. I
>> recommended
>> > either repinning or replacement. I've used alchohol/water to
loosen a
>set
>> of
>> > bushings, but does that also work to increase friction? Or is
that a
>> > technique best reserved for spinets - perhaps a nice Yamaha
owned by a
>> good
>> > pianist needs a proper repinning???
>> >
>> > Terry Farrell
>> >
>> >
>>


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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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