---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 5/26/01 4:31:43 AM Central Daylight Time,=20 jajones2@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU writes: > Willem, > I=E2=80=99ve heard this comment many times, however I have yet to experien= ce this. =20 > About 1/2 of UW inventory is Yamaha and I don=E2=80=99t find the but pla= te to be=20 > a problem. We do regularly tighten screws and check regulation - Yamaha= =20 > service bond. This happens approximately every 2 years. No doubt this doe= s=20 > not happen in many venues. =20 > I grant there is stress on the butt plate. Is there more stress in th= e=20 > plate than in the plateless flanges? My hunch is that most techs feel th= e=20 > design is the problem. I have to wonder if service isn=E2=80=99t the prob= lem. How=20 > much vertical regulation is offered in =E2=80=98normal=E2=80=99 service? =20 > Hear those flanges clicking? Would you like fries with your=20 > clicks??? =20 > Joel >=20 >=20 How old are these Yamahas, Joel? The problem I have run across is on Y's tha= t=20 are more than 10 years old. And the main problem seems to be that the screw=20 hole wears out, and it can't be tighten any more. So now what do you do? Willem=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/49/7d/00/01/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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