Bridles

[Barbara Richmond]

Re: BridlesThe repair isn't as fast & easy on the flanges that don't have the plate.  Be sure to tie the repair in with a regulation job.

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Ilvedson 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 1:04 PM
  Subject: Re: Bridles


  There is a method for this repair that is pretty easy.   The archives has it...the only problem is if you have replace the flanges, then it is a looming job...

  David Ilvedson, RPT
  Pacifica, CA 94044



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  Original message
  From: "Gary Fluke"  
  To: "Pianotech List"  
  Received: 11/2/2007 10:10:58 AM
  Subject: Re: Bridles


  Mike,

  I don't know what color the cord was when the affected Yamaha pianos were new.  I can tell you that on the ones I have repaired the cord is brown.  I just looked at another Yamaha console yesterday and it was built in the U.S. in 1984.  Sure enough, there was one hammer spring that had broken through the cord and all of the cords were brown.  Someone bought the piano, likely unaware of the looming repair bill. 


  Gary Fluke
  Snohomish, WA

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Michael Magness 
    To: Pianotech List 
    Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:42 AM
    Subject: Re: Bridles





    On 11/2/07, John Delacour <JD at pianomaker.co.uk> wrote: 
      At 19:11 -0700 1/11/07, you wrote:

      >All the time...they will supply the cord...;-]   I'd add, that 25+ 
      >years is pretty good service for any part...

      What?!! Are you talking about cars or pianos?  I expect to find a few
      broken cord loops on a 100 year old piano if it has suffered a lot of
      damp (which will ultimately rot the silk) but if they had had 
      polyester cord in those days I'd expect them to last for 200 years.

      JD



    I have 4 Yamaha P-22's some of the first out of the Thomaston plant, all in the same school district, would they be included? I haven't had the problem(yet), several U-1's in another school from the 90's. Various aged P-22's scattered around. 

    Not to mention about 100 or more Yamaha consoles sold in this area, that I service and probably a few hundred more serviced by others.
    Anybody have a guess on time frame of when the bad was used and when it stopped being used?

    Mike

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    Michael Magness
    Magness Piano Service
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