yamaha spinet

[Reid E. Nelson]

Hi list,
Thanks for your input.  My husband and I have removed some spinet actions 
together.  It does take extra time, but that is the only way to get to the 
problem.  Customers just want to know that you can fix it!  I have read 
Reblitz and looked through other books for pictures on a Yamaha spinet, but 
I just have not seen this fallboard configuration before.  I like to 
understand how things are put together so that I can better service my 
customers.  Thanks again. Robin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:18 PM
Subject: RE: yamaha spinet


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