yamaha spinet

[David Ilvedson]

Oh for heavens sake....I have customers with drop actions...just a month ago I had a drifting jack center.   It does take an extra 45 minutes or so to remove and replace the action, but so what.   The customer was happy to pay the $ for the repair.   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Karl kaputt" <karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 12/3/2006 5:36:35 AM
Subject: RE: yamaha spinet


>>From: "Steve Blasyak" <atuneforyou at earthlink.net>
>>
>>Run!!!!! Don't look back.

>That´s the best advice one can give concerning that kind of actions. I tell 
>customers with these pianos that I will tune their piano, but nothing more. 
>No repair or maintanance! I didn´t know that Yamaha produced that garbage 
>too, but I saw many other pianos with that kind of action (Manthey 
>Pianino/Klaviano or Manborg.....). How do you call that kind of action? 
>Translated from German it would be underpull action.

>Robin, I don´t know that particular modell, but try this to remove the 
>fallboard: you wrote you could remove one bracket from the pin. Was it on 
>the left side? If so, remove the left bracket. Then move the fallboard to 
>the upper left. Perhaps the right bracket is connected with 2 wooden dowels 
>so that the fallboard can only be removed by pulling out the dowels to the 
>left.

>Gregor








>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Reid E. Nelson
>>To: Pianotech List
>>Sent: 12/2/2006 5:47:35 AM
>>Subject: yamaha spinet
>>
>>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>While servicing a customer yesterday, I wanted to remove the keys and 
>>clean/lube.  I could not figure out how to remove the fallboard.  It 
>>appears that the fallboard bracket runs on a pin at either end of the 
>>keybed.  I could remove one bracket from the pin, but there was no room to 
>>do the same at the other end. I cannot bend the fall board upwards, either. 
>>I have not seen this type of fallboard before. Also, in the event of 
>>removing the action with all the stickers, does the top grommet just pop 
>>out of the end of the key, or do I have to unscrew each sticker?  Perhaps a 
>>Yamaha service/parts manual would be good?
>>
>>Thanks, Robin

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