You might want to reconsider using the hammer head assembly Yamaha wants to sell you for the C3. Yamaha C3s are less "hand-made" than the CFs so a one-size-fits-all hammer assembly for the CF is a LOT less likely to work than the same deal for a C3. I've installed several assembled hammer sets on C3s over the years and never regretted spending the additional amount for the pre-glued assembly. The savings in shop time is considerable. Besides, if you glue new hammers to the original shanks it's possible that in time you will have the nasty situation of hammer heads still in good shape but glued to worn shanks. -------Original Message------- From: A440A@aol.com Sent: 08/29/03 09:55 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Yamaha gold? > > Greetings, Hmm, just got a quote from Yamaha that a older (D series) C3 needing new hammers will have to be given a new set of hammers, glued to the shanks, for $1,100, plus shipping. This is not going to happen, since the shanks and knuckles are still perfectly serviceable, and the last set of these things I ordered for a CF didn't fit and I had to undo everything and shorten the shanks. The customer is a professional and records this particular piano for movie scores and stuff. He likes the brilliant sound and specifically said that he didn't want "mellow" on his piano. So, who has used what in cases like this? I would naturally lean toward the Imadegawa hammers,since I remember them as being about the same hardness as the Yamaha stock items. Thoughts? Thanks, Ed Foote RPT www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/ www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A> _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Mark Wisner
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