Yamaha spring cord replacement for pianos without flangeswithplates?

[piannaman at aol.com]

John,
 
Doing the ones with the plates has become standard procedure...in fact, I look forward to these jobs now.  Good little moneymakers.  
 
It's the ones WITHOUT the plates I'm wondering about.  I'm figuring at least an hour longer than with the type WITH the flanges.
 
Dave Stahl, RPT

Dave Stahl Piano Service
650-224-3560
dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
http://dstahlpiano.net/

 
-----Original Message-----
From: jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha spring cord replacement for pianos without flangeswithplates?


Back in the archives there is a procedure.
To cut the cords, get an appropriate size of dowel, and wrap the cord around, then cut with a sharp knife.
To save travelling the hammers, just loosen the plate, and let the hammer hang on the bridle strap. Clean the groove, make a jig for size of the loop. The jig would be a tapered piece of wood, that could be pencil marked, for the size of the loop. Glue one side, slip in the jig to the mark for the loop size, and glue the other side. Then slip hammers back in place and tighten butt plate.
Then again, it might be better to remove them all so any loose pins can be changed at the same time. Or if they don't have butt plates, they have to be removed anyway.
Just a thought, replace the first set, keep the old ones, and re-cord them at your leisure, and you will always have a set to go.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: tom 
To: tcole at cruzio.com ; 'Pianotech List' 
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: Yamaha spring cord replacement for pianos without flangeswithplates?


 
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If anyone is trying to find replacement hammer flanges for Yamaha and Kawai uprights, Pacific Piano (818-700-2100) can now supply them (made by Tokiwa). They also have lots of other action parts, some of which are not yet shown in their catalog.

Tom Cole

piannaman at aol.com wrote:


Does anybody have a technique for replacing hammer return spring cords on pianos--mostly consoles, I would think--that have wood flanges without the screw-in center pin holding plates?  Is it a better bet to replace the flanges?  I would think so, but I think the time might end up being a wash, and I hate to waste materials...besides, if it's a grey market unit, getting parts might be a problem.

Any tips or suggestions are more than welcome.

Thanks
 
Dave Stahl

Dave,
            I’m the list resident   “replace the cords not the flanges expert” –self appointed I might add--- but on the actions without the butt plates I will be replacing flanges from now on. 
            You are correct about the time issue. 
            Tom Driscoll RPTired of all this Massachusetts dreary weather.
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