Hi Cy, It would seem silly to me to have a "soft close" mechanism. I don't like them on the new Yamaha's either. they make it a misery to get the fall board on and off--and it is *very* easy to scratch the highly polished black ebony finishes. At 11:37 AM 2/28/02 -0600, you wrote: >I have a 20-year-old Yamaha U1. Is it possible to retrofit a soft-close fallboard mechanism? I've asked Yamaha, and they say their current parts would require extensive modifications. I found one kit at Schaff, I think, but I'd like to know if anyone else has tried this. Which kits work? How hard is it to install? > >Thanks... > >--Cy Shuster-- >Rochester, MN > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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