Won't catch me working 5 to 6 hours for $350 David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Garret Traylor" <hpp at highpointpiano.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/27/2010 6:27:40 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1 >Hi Barbara, >I assume the piano is now at the church and not in your shop so it looks like you >have about 5 to 6 hours ($350) of work to spiff up the piano (file hammers, level >keys, regulate, clean, tune, lubricate, repin etc). From the pictures either the piano >previously had the hammers filed flat (I hope not) or the shift pedal was used a lot. >Since it had this much use I doubt you have a lot of sluggish centers. Identify >sluggish hammers with swing tests and re-pin as necessary (once you get setup it is >not so bad). Do what you can for the money they are willing to pay. I donât >think the epoxy would help (do you have buzzing), probably not worth the trouble >until you begin to rebuild in the shop. >Kindest Regards, >Garret > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Barbara Richmond >Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:14 PM >To: pianotech >Subject: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1 > >Greetings list: >These pictures are from a Yamaha G-1, made in 1965 which was recently donated to >a church to be used in the choir room. They will have the option to spiff-up or >rebuild the action, since the organist isn't sure they can come up with enough money >for a new set of hammers/shanks. In the meantime, have any of you repinned >greenish Yamaha action centers and did they stay free--or is it only the S&S green >centers that seize up again? I wince at repinning a set of hammer flanges with >end-of-life hammers on them, but something needs to be done if they aren't going to >be replaced. >There are a couple splits in the high treble bridge. I was thinking of using epoxy--is >there a best way of damming the sides of the cap (type of tape?) so the glue >doesn't just run out? >Thanks much. >Barbara Richmond, RPT >near Peoria, Illinois
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