Do you mean to say that you would walk away from this job if the customer agrees to anything less than a full regulation? TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com --- On Fri, 4/23/10, paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> wrote: From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC brackets To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 3:03 AM By not mentioning the $200 to the customer? It really doesn't cover any more than the following: The visit to ascertain that the brackets are defective The time spent ordering them Run the the hardware store for the new screws The trip back to the client and the time installing them Installing may include raising bedding screws and/or breaking the old brackets to get the action out in the first place. If you raise the bedding screws, you need to re-bed the keyframe, which of course is part of a regulation, anyhow.If they want the piano to play, it has to be completely regulated, and it's not a DIY job! Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote: Hi Dean, How in the heck do you get a customer to pay for a complete regulation in this situation? Young Chang pays you $200, but that is pocket change compared to a complete regulation/repairs, etc. TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com --- On Fri, 4/23/10, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote: From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC brackets To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 12:32 AM Contact person at Young Chang: John Chang, and can be reached at 866-798-6979, ext. 144 Jchang at ycapiano.com All action brackets are dimensionally the same except for the foot length of the middle brackets. The outside brackets are all the same. So measure your middle brackets and count how many you need (some are 2, some are 3). End bracket: a little over 8 inches (205 mm) Long middle bracket: 6 5/8 inches (170 mm) Short middle bracket: 5 3/4 inches (140 mm) Count on doing a completely complete regulation. Young Chang North America 19060 S Dominguez Hills Dr Rancho Dominguez CA 90220 866-798-6979 Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of pmc033 at earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:06 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC brackets Hi, Les: I've done a bunch of these. Be careful getting the action out, since the hammers may be up too high to clear the pinblock. If the drop screws bury into the pinblock, you may have to break/cut the brackets. Usually the glide bolts are set to raise the frame quite a bit, so you may be able to raise the bolts if necessary to release the action. The replacement procedure is pretty easy, but you'll have to set the spread using calipers or whatever. The newer model YC's spread is 113.5mm, but I can't recall which serial #'s those are. You can call the service dept. and ask for their advice. Check your resource guide for their number, as I don't have it handy. You should be able to get the brackets for free, and they will offer some compensation, but it's not much. You'll have to charge the customer for re-regulating the piano, especially if you had to move the glide bolts to get the action out. You'll need some longer screws to mount the stack, since the new bracket feet will be taller than the old ones. Just plug and redrill. Often, a previous technician has adjusted the letoff buttons to compensate for blocking hammers. Most likely you'll be screwing all the letoff dowels back up quite a ways to get the action to work again. It's not hard. If you can regulate an action, it's a piece of cake. Good luck and have fun. Paul McCloud San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: Leslie Bartlett To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 04/22/2010 6:09:50 AM Subject: [pianotech] YC brackets I would appreciate hearing from someone with a good bit of experience with YC bracket replacement. I did ONE several years ago, with only modest success. It s been a very long time since I have seen this piano, and am not even sure the action will come out. I m in need of sage advice. Thanks, Les Bartlett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100422/54b88a41/attachment.htm>
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