<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The only one of these I have done, Yamaha = provided the flanges.  All I had to do was install them.   But like = Ken said, if you are locked into Monday morn. this does  you no good, and all = I can do is wish you good luck.  I don't envy you this task.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tim G</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> ; <A = title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 18, = 2006 8:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Vertical hammer = return spring slings, replacement of</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'"> <DIV>Hi All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This Monday I will replace all of the hammer <SPAN = class=correction id="">return</SPAN> spring slings on an older Yamaha <SPAN = class=correction id="">U3</SPAN>.  Yamaha graciously provided the cord material.  Someone advised removing all of the = dampers and leaving the hammers on for the operation.  However, looks to me = like it would be rather tricky to get the glue and the right length of cord in = the right place in the hammer flange slots with the hammers still on the rail.  My current plan is to leave the dampers, but remove all of = the hammers so they may be handled individually.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anybody out there worked through this to their = satisfaction?  Got a solvent that works better than alcohol for loosening up the old = glue?  For installing the new cords, have you used CA, hide glue, what-have-you?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any and all input is welcome, all the <SPAN class=correction = id="">more so</SPAN> if it is before Monday morning.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have a good weekend,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan <SPAN class=correction id="">Eder, RPT</SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>