yamaha butts

[Tom Driscoll]

Avery, Thanks for the input, Wanna buy a nice set of used asian flanges ?
Ha   Tom Driscoll
----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 8:37 PM
Subject: RE: yamaha butts


> Hi Jeannie,
>
>     I just got through doing one and I totally agree. The only question is
> whether or not
> you file the hammers so you don't have to make them mate with the old
> grooves. :-)
>
> Avery
>
> P.S. I didn't! :-)
>
> At 10:59 AM 09/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >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.
> >
> >Good luck with yours.
> >Jeannie
> >
> >
> >Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> >Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> ><mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net>mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
> >>-----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>
>