***Re: Nine foot something - quickie hammer centre check

[John Ross]

Especially if it is a 70's Yamaha grand.

Regards,

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: ***Re: Nine foot something - quickie hammer centre check


> Could be plating as John suggests I suppose....
>
> I must admit I checked in late on this one... could you refresh me on
> the piano type, age, action type ?
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
> kpiano wrote:
>
> >>Black stuff in centerpin bushings ??? sounds like your typical graphite
> >>to me.
> >>
> >>RicB
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That's what I thought but the way the rest of the piano is, I wondered.
When I pulled some of
> >the flanges there was paper on both sides of the flanges. sometimes equal
amounts. The guy
> >that traveled the shanks the second time didn't do any better job than
the first guy.
> >
> >While I was reaming the bushings with my new set from Joe Goss, they were
making a squeal
> >sound. I didn't get out my accutuner so I can't tell you what pitch it
was. Just on a slow push
> >pull. Does Joe harmonically tune his reamers? Old damper heads from an
upright make a good
> >set of handles for them.
> >
> >Keith Roberts
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