[pianotech] wurlitzer grand action brackets

[Will Truitt]

Keep trying, it is the holidays after all.  I don't wait very long for
someone to call me back.  I keep calling until I get somebody when I really
need to get it done.  

Will

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gary
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:37 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] wurlitzer grand action brackets

Thanks for that info, Will..I had the number but no extension, and my 
call went to the acoustic parts voice mail.
this time, using the number with the extension, I just got Derricks 
voice mail,  however his mail box was full.

Will Truitt wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I have a customer with a Young Chang grand from those golden years of
> growing action brackets, and the action just plain doesn't work at all.
> I've done a few of these, and I tried to contact YC through their 888
> number, but kept getting a busy signal for several days.  So I did some
leg
> work and found another number to call.  Since others have had difficulty
> getting hold of YC, I think it appropriate to share my success in getting
in
> touch with them.
>
> The Tech person is Derrick Cornejo.  When I called 310-637-2000 ext 117,
he
> answered on the second ring.  We got our business done and I should have
the
> brackets within a week of ordering.  
>
> For anyone who might need it, the address is:
>
> Young Chang North America
> 19060 South Dominguez Hills Drive
> Rancho Dominguez, California 90220
>
> Will Truitt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Don Mannino
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 5:12 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] wurlitzer grand action brackets
>
> It could be other things, especially if it does not show the exact
symptoms,
> decreased letoff being the most obvious.
>
> If it's just general regulation, it could be Unstable keyframe, unstable
> environment, warping keys and hammer shanks, etc. Lots of possibilities.
>
> After this many years, bad action brackets should show the problem as
well.
> The smooth sides of the defective brackets should look a little lumpy
after
> 20 years.
>
> Don Mannino
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Gary
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:55 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] wurlitzer grand action brackets
>
> I have a client with a Wurlitzer grand that is exhibiting every 
> indication of having the growing action brackets.  First suspicion was 
> when she told me that it had been regulated twice in 7 yrs
> . I got the model and serial number, which indicated it was built in 
> 1989.  I've spoken with Young Chang, and according to the fellow I spoke 
> with, it didn't fall into those yrs in which the bad parts were used.
> I've seen enough YoungChang/Weber/Wurlitzer pianos through the years to 
> know the problem when I see it. 
> The customer is willing to pay for another set of brackets, as she 
> bought it second-hand and wouldn't be covered by warranty anyway. 
> What else could it be, but the brackets?
>
> Gary
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