Yamaha upright hammer spring thread

[Don Price]

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Joe  -  What size Spiderwire?   17 pound?   10 pound?
Don

Donald C. Price, RPT
dcp2@twol.com


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joe And Penny Goss=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:40 AM
  Subject: Re: Yamaha upright hammer spring thread


  Hi Dave,
  For this repair Spiderwire ( Trademark ) works great.
  You can find it at most fishing supply outlets.
  Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc
  1326 Willow Road   =20
  Sturtevant, Wi 53177
  Joe Goss
  imatunr@srvinet.com
  www.mothergoosetools.com
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: PNHISTIC1@AOL.COM=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:44 AM
    Subject: Yamaha upright hammer spring thread


    Hello list,=20

    I recently encountered a problem on a late model P-2/P-22 (not sure =
which....:-) Yamaha upright that is in a church choir practice room.  I =
was called in to repair some "notes that don't work."  Pretty nebulous =
problem, no?  I got there, and discovered that several of the threads =
that hold the tension in the hammer springs had broken.  I removed the =
offending hammers and a hammer with a good thread to get a sizing model. =
 I barely tugged on the thread, and it broke right in the middle, where =
the spring pulls it taut.  =20

    I did not have any of this type of thread available, so I found some =
fairly hefty sewing thread, braided it as best I could for strength, and =
repaired the broken ones with it.  I figured that at some point soon, =
all of these would have to be replaced.  The piano couldn't have been =
more than 5-6 years old.  I would expect a piano made for institutional =
purposes to be far more durable than this.  =20

    I've seen older P-22s last forever.  The new ones seems to be =
constructed of lesser quality materials.  Any comments?  Does Yamaha =
sell this thread/cord/string by the spool?  =20

    Thanks,=20

    Dave Stahl=20

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