Yamaha gold?

[Brian Lawson]

Hi, why not go direct to Abel, they make/recover hammers for Yamaha actions

http://www.abel-pianoparts.de/e1_0.htm

Brian



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From: <A440A@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:55 PM
Subject: Yamaha gold?


Greetings,
   Hmm,  just got a quote from Yamaha that a older (D series) C3 needing new
hammers will have to be given a new set of hammers, glued to the shanks, for
$1,100, plus shipping.  This is not going to happen, since the shanks and
knuckles are still perfectly serviceable, and the last set of these things I
ordered for a CF didn't fit and I had to undo everything and shorten the
shanks.
   The customer is a professional and records this particular piano for movie
scores and stuff.  He likes the brilliant sound and specifically said that he
didn't want "mellow" on his piano. So,  who has used what in cases like this?
  I would naturally lean toward the Imadegawa hammers,since I remember them
as being about the same hardness as the Yamaha stock items.
Thoughts?
Thanks,

Ed Foote RPT
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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