At 11:27 PM 12/04/1999 -0600, you wrote: >Hi David, > This has worked for me, and seems long lasting. >1. Remove the wippens >2. Unhitch the rep springs >3. Clean the ends of the springs with naptha. >4. Take a vertical hammer shank and sharpen the end with a pencil >sharpener, it makes an ideal to burnish the slot. >5. Burnish the slot vigorously with the shank, resharpen as required. >6. With a small artist brush coat the bottom of the slots with dag. I also place Dag in the spring slot on the jack. >7. Reburnish with the sharpened shank. >8. Reassemble and budget for a major reg. > >Hope this helps. >Roger > > > >At 11:14 PM 03/12/99 -0800, you wrote: >>List, >> >>I worked on a Yamaha C7, #5070074, about 8 years old. I >>noticed a odd clicking, frictioney sound and feel. I removed a >>wippen and found green "emrylon"? in rep spring groove. >>Where the spring contacted the groove the emrylon was gone >>and there was a wood/white spot. I'm not sure if there is a >>dent in the groove but a drop of Protek temporarily? fixed it. >>Worked smooth as can be. What is the correct lube here? >>Should I smooth groove with a cuticle stick or such? Is this a >>warranty item? >> >>David Ilvedson, RPT >>David Ilvedson, RPT >>Pacifica, CA >>ilvey@jps.net >> >Roger Jolly >Saskatoon, Canada. >306-665-0213 >Fax 652-0505 > Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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