Since we are on the subject, AGAIN, (and I didn't start it this time!)..... Do I need to measure the action spread in order to obtain the right brackets, or will a model and serial number suffice? TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> Hi Todd Below is a post I sent last month on the different sizes of brackets. It wouldn't hurt to measure the foot of your brackets, but Derrick at Young Chang should be able to send you the right ones solely from the model and serial number. Last set I ordered I did by email. I sent him an email of the model and s/n and he emailed me back to say they were on the way, dcornejo at ycapiano.com. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dean May Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:51 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Young Chang Action brackets Are you sure you got what you need? Last set I did when I got to the customer's house I discovered I didn't: wrong brackets and not enough of them and no screws. There are 3 sizes of brackets. The end brackets are all the same. You need 2 of them. The middle brackets come in two different foot lengths and you need 3 of them. I had no end brackets and 2 of each size of middle bracket. Fortunately I had enough extras so I was able to do the job anyway as I was 150 miles from home. So here is some more information to store away in your Young Chang action bracket file (I actually have all this stuff in my Young Chang Outlook record). Foot length of brackets End bracket: a little over 8 inches Long middle bracket: 6 5/8 inches Short middle bracket: 5 3/4 inches Also, you are going to need longer screws. Sometimes they send them, sometimes they don't. The original is about a #7x5/8. I would recommend a Phillips pan head #8x1.25 machine screw. It works just fine. Reuse the original washers. Remember, whichever model you are working on will have all middle brackets of the same length, either short or long. And all the end brackets are the same regardless of the model. If worse comes to worse, you can make modifications to utilize any bracket in most any position. But I wouldn't recommend it if you can at all avoid it. I've ordered brackets before and the guy wasn't sure if the model in question had long or short middle brackets. And this last time the order was completely screwed up. So it might be helpful if you measured first and then told him exactly what you needed (e.g., I need two 8 inch end brackets, three 5 3/4 short middle brackets). Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090422/a2ab819b/attachment-0001.html>
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