Fw: CP 70 Scale, was CP 70-80 regulation specs.

[Joseph Garrett]

Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
Captain, Tool Police
Squares Are I

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <oleg-i@noos.fr>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: CP 70 Scale, was CP 70-80 regulation specs.


> Isaac,
> I just checked the CP-70 parts box! What I thought was a whole lot of one
> thing turned out to be a fair amount of TWO things! I just discovered that
> there are two thicknesses: Part #CX500060, Hammer Skin, Thick, 1.2mm, (I
> suspect it's for the bass) & Part #CX500070, Hammer Skin, Thin, 0.93mm. I
> hope that helps. I have more than sufficient to do several sets of
hammers.
> How many strips it takes, I don't remember, but I have 4 strips of the
> "Thick" and 6 strips of the "Thin". Each strip is about 15 1/2" long,
(sorry
> for the English measurement, but I'm a Metric dufus!) If you take the
width
> of each hammer and calculate it out, we'll know how many strips will be
> needed for a set of hammers. BTW, I don't remember where the "Thick" stops
> and the "Thin" begins, so you'll need to check that out, as well.<G> (That
> information might be in the manual, but right now, I just don't remember
> what I did.)
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares Are I
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Isaac sur Noos" <oleg-i@noos.fr>
> To: <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:17 PM
> Subject: RE: CP 70 Scale, was CP 70-80 regulation specs.
>
>
> > Joe , thanks for the good news (leather for CP 70)
> >
> > I will check that with Yamaha france, but in case they can't find the
> > reference (they don't know the refernece for the 0.008 paper punchings
> > I buy them !) , could you check it in your archives.
> >
> > And eventually if it became deseperated will you be agreeing to sell
> > me enough of that material to change a set ?
> >
> >
> > Thanks and best regards
> >
> > Isaac OLEG
> >
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> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> > > part de Joseph Garrett
> > > Envoyé : mercredi 5 novembre 2003 01:36
> > > À : pianotech@ptg.org
> > > Objet : Re: CP 70 Scale, was CP 70-80 regulation specs.
> > >
> > >
> > > Isaac said: "I've seen on the Yamaha owners manuals (on
> > > line they are
> > > available)2
> > > differenet tuning curves for the CP 70 and CP 80 (if memory
> > > serves) .
> > >
> > > possibli the scaling changed also with different
> > > generations of these
> > > beasts.
> > >
> > > Joe did you use buckskin on the hammers, I can't see the artificial
> > > leather sold separately, in fact only "Hammer assembly" is listed in
> > > my parts manual for CP 70-80.
> > >
> > > The leather seem to be tense on the hammers. I wonder also if it can
> > > be surfaced, needled, etc.
> > >
> > > Greetings.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > PianoTech
> > > Isaac OLEG
> > >
> > > Isaac,
> > > Regarding the two "tuning curves" via Yamaha...it's
> > > possible they changed
> > > the scale, but I don't think the "tuning curves" has
> > > anything to do with
> > > that. Well, maybe. Who knows what evil lurks there!<G>
> > > I did order the hammer "leather" separately. Matter of fact
> > > I still have
> > > some, (probably enough for another set. I usually order
> > > things in sets of
> > > two.) As for voicing of that stuff....as I remember I tried
> > > and found that
> > > it was a futile effort! And, yes, the hammer covering is
> > > Tight, because the
> > > synthetic buckskin comes with it's own adhesive back!<G>
> > > Just checked my
> > > stock and the stuff is still very supple and I have enough
> > > for several sets
> > > of hammers! As I recall, I ordered a bunch of the stuff
> > > because I was going
> > > to use it in some experiments on real pianos!!!! (Oh my,
> > > use Yamaha parts on
> > > something other than a Yamaha?!!!!!! Sacrilege!!!<G>)(I
> > > hope they don't get
> > > wind of it!<G>)
> > > Regards,
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> > > Captain, Tool Police
> > > Squares Are I
> > >
> > >
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