yamaha butts

[Tom Driscoll]

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Jeannie, Thanks for the advice.. One piano is grey market and one was a =
traditional import  Tom Driscoll
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  From: Jeannie Grassi=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 1:59 PM
  Subject: RE: yamaha butts


  Hi Tom,
  I'm just getting ready to do one of these such actions on Wednesday.  =
The U3 in question is a grey market Yamaha.  I've never encountered this =
problem on American-bound uprights.  I believe, and judging from past =
discussions, that replacing all of the flanges is the most =
efficient/economical way to proceed.  Since they are readily available, =
why bother with tiny pieces of cord?  Others on the List have become =
rather proficient and even have jigs set up to do the string replacing, =
but the first time is always the slowest and I prefer not taking the =
time to learn on a customer's piano. =20

  Good luck with yours.
  Jeannie

  Jeannie Grassi, RPT=20
  Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal=20
  mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net=20

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On =
Behalf Of Tom Driscoll
    Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 5:51 PM
    To: pianotech@ptg.org
    Subject: yamaha butts


    Fellow Techs, In the past month I've had 2 Yamaha studios, Late 70,s =
With deteriorated spring cords( excuse the nomenclature) >Is this =
material something other than silk?> Its light brown in color and will =
crumble to the touch.Also  your opinions on wheather to replace the =
whole set of butts or to replace this material (with silk)  on the =
existing butts (action centers good on both pianos)I guess this is a =
cost vs labor  question. Thanks for any responses  < Tom Driscoll>

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