tissue paper punchings

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Tom,
            The Yamaha thin's are quite firm to the feel, almost a wax
paper kind of texture, very nice to work with, even when you plit them.

>Thanks for the info. The reason I brought up about sanding the bottoms
>of keys was because of Newton's comment, that the really thin punchings
>are difficult for him to handle. My dry hands don't do too well with
>them either.

The sander was more likely used on the tails of the keys, after tilting and
spacing, to ensure no rubbing.  In Japan, I did'nt recall seeing any
sanding device on the line.  I watched the leveling and dipping operations
for some time, picking up little rhythm things from the operator's, they
are quick and good.  Poetry in motion.

Regards roger
>
>And I was serious about Yamaha. If you'll look at the back cover of the
>June, 1997 PTJ, you'll see a picture of a woman leveling keys at YMM
>with a drum sander at her side. (Now, Japan may be a different story.)
>
>Tom
>
>Roger Jolly wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tom,
>>              You will not find that practice in the Yamaha factory.  I
>> would really question this practice.  Yamaha still makes it's own Onion
>> skin type punchings, much better quality than the North American product.
>> Thin but strong.  I think they are 0.06mm, but don't quote me on that
>> dimension.  I asked Mark Wisner if Yamaha USA carried them in stock, the
>> answer was affirmative.
>> Canadian's can get them thro' Yamaha Canada.
>> Walloping the felt punching with a hammer on a hard surface, is preferable
>> to removing material.
>> Regards Roger
>> 
>> At 07:01 PM 26/07/00 -0700, you wrote:
>> >It works for Yamaha.
>> >
>> >Avery Todd wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I don't think so. :-(
>> >>
>> >> Avery
>> >>
>> >> At 01:44 PM 07/26/00 -0700, you wrote:
>> >> >Another way to get the key height spot on is to shim the key until it's
>> >> >slightly on the high side and then remove material from the bottom of
>> >> >the key by scraping or sanding.
>> >> >
>> >> >Tom
>> >
>> Roger Jolly
>> Saskatoon, Canada.
>> 306-665-0213
>> Fax 652-0505
> 
Roger Jolly
Saskatoon, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505