You all have been yakking about this problem and I've been sitting back, not responding, because I've never run into this before. Well....today, tuned for a long time client with a Yamaha Console, built in 1970. Tuned almost the entire piano and your butt spring cord posts flashed before my eyes, which prompted me to check. Aha! this piano had 46 broken cords! The really weird thing is that it is not apparent to either me or my client, who plays very well, (as does his daughter). The repetition does not seem to be affected in any way! On closer examination I observered that the action "set up" is such that it is "tipped" to compensate for the lack of any real "assist" that stupid spring might give! At hammer contact, the hammer is just barely past vertical center. I surmise that the hammer resilience/rebound brings it back past center, allowing gravity to do the work. Just my thoughts on this. On my suggestion, the client will not have me do the cord replacement, unless it becomes a problem. Just some thoughts on this. BTW, this is one item that is not in my "Repair Labor Guide". I would be interested to have anyone, that has done this job, email me privately, regarding the time necessary to accomplish this repair. I, only ask, that you be honest. Please don't let your ego get in the way of what the "actual times" are/were. I'll compile the info and add it to the next edition. (averages are what it's all about. So's it's fair.) Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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