Isaac- Yes, this works well for those with the little center pin plates. But many Yamahas have the standard bird's eye butts, at least in the US. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac OLEG" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: RE: String breakage (& yamaha butts) > Hello, > > I like the wire tip, but it is not always necessary to repin . > > It is also possible to dismount the hammer rest rail, unscrew the > plate flange, and have all the hammers falling just hold by the butt. > Then you have access to the flanges to change the cords. a little wood > block with a nail is used to have the thread the good lenght, while > cutting them before gluing is yet necessary. > > hope it helps > > > Isaac OLEG. > > > > Isaac OLEG > > Entretien et réparation de pianos. > > PianoTech > 17 rue de Choisy > 94400 VITRY sur SEINE > FRANCE > tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 > fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 > cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De > > la part de Ed > > Sutton > > Envoyé : jeudi 27 février 2003 16:17 > > À : College and University Technicians > > Objet : Re: String breakage (& yamaha butts) > > > > > > One way to replace flange cords (full set) > > Remove and number parts. > > Set up your center pin pusher. > > Hook a piece of wire to one side of your bench. > > As you remove the flanges, string them on the wire through > > the bushings in > > order 1-88. Thin soft wire is best. > > Hook the other end of the wire to the other side of your bench. > > Now, as you go through the steps of removing and replacing > > the cords, slide > > the flanges along the wire. You can move quickly and keep > > 88 flanges in > > order. Use medium CA glue. Spit on the cord to kick the > > glue. Two brads in > > the bench will control the length of the cord, one in the > > screw hole, one to > > loop the cord around. > > (While the hammers are out of their flanges, this is a good > > time to clamp > > them into bunches and gang file them.) > > When you reassemble the hammers & flanges, go up one pin > > size and use a > > Mannino broach to resize the bushings. > > The advantage is that the hammer alignment and travel will > > be close to > > perfect if you reassemble with the original parts. > > ES > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.sc.edu> > > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> > > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:14 AM > > Subject: Re: String breakage (& yamaha butts) > > > > > > > >By the way, does anybody have a dandy way to put new > > cord on Yamaha butt > > > >flanges? I've got some U-1s starting to break cords, so > > got some sets of > > > >flanges & cord, figuring on replacing a set or two, & > > then putting the > > new > > > >cord on the flanges, replacing some more, etc. Unless I > > find a better > > way > > > >to put the stuff on, I'm better off buying the sets of > > flanges, even > > though > > > >they've about doubled in price. Any ideas? > > > > > > > >Otto > > > > > > I'd like to know, why is it that this design is so much > > of an improvement > > > over the spring rail design that it is worth making it > > more difficult to > > > remove and replace hammer butts, except to sell parts > > when the cord > > breaks? > > > > > > (Hey, are these covered under warranty?) > > > > > > Even Steinway is using these now, and with the jack stop > > rail, rather than > > > the felt on the catcher, accessing the butt flange screws > > becomes an even > > > more difficult challenge. Somewhat like the Baldwin > > damper upstop rail > > > screws being located directly behind the sostenuto > > brackets and you've got > > > to get in there with a phillips. > > > > > > Got no tricks. The time or two I've replaced these cords > > I had to wait > > > quite a while while they dried. Only had white glue in > > my case. By the > > > way, I assume you know that you can get this cord from > > your local fish and > > > tackle shop. > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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