CP80 Yamaha portable piano

[John Ross]

I seem to remember the strings plate body assembly, tilts back to give 
access to the action.
When I got out of the electronics repair, I got rid of my parts, equipment 
and manuals. So unfortunately, I can't refer to the manual.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Wisenbaker" <mbjwisenbaker at juno.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: CP80 Yamaha portable piano


> List:
>
> I have a customer with a CP 80 Yamaha portable electric piano with a
> problem.  One of the hammers has broken off in the middle of the keyboard
> and has fallen down under the back check of the key to its left and is
> holding the hammer up so that both keys cannot play. I can see the broken
> off hammer down in there using a flashlight. Question: how does the
> action come out? I took the key slip off but that was all I could see to
> do. What else needs to be done to get it out so that I can get to the
> broken off hammer and make the repair. This customer is a professional
> entertainer and needs his piano fixed.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Martin Wisenbaker, RPT
> Houston, Texas
>