[pianotech] Slow drop fallboard hinge for YC

[David Skolnik]

So, he grew "unhinged"?
John Chang called me back, after I had sent the previous email, to 
tell me that they did have them (or could get them) but only for a 
piano that had had a factory install, and that he has had no reports 
of any of the original units failing.  I don't have any of either 
example to immediately check, but, given the bent bent of my mind, I 
wonder many things, like, what is the purpose of this 
feature?  Reduced noise of falling fallboard?  Protct the finger of 
adults?  of children??(I suspect I know, but I would like to see it 
stated by the manufacturer)?  If it is a safety feature, what 
liability does the manufacturer have for those products that lack 
such a feature?  As more of these appear on the market, will 
conditioning make the public even more vulnerable to those that lack 
it, something like left-over mines after a war?  Are they adequately 
indicated, present or absent?  As per you dealer, does the 
introduction of this feature and its popularity unfairly diminish the 
value of product not having it?

And so on.  Hmm.  Is "unhinged" contagious?

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY



At 08:46 AM 4/30/2010, you wrote:
>David, this was a new install. It was for a dealer, where the sale 
>"hinged" on the installation of the decelerator. When the dealer 
>heard the price of the job, there was no question, it wasn't going to happen.
>
>Al -
>High Point, NC
>From: <mailto:davidskolnik at optonline.net>David Skolnik
>Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:20 PM
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slow drop fallboard hinge for YC
>
>Al -
>Just to clarify - are you trying to retrofit one of these into a 
>piano that never had one, or replace a broken one?  I was curious 
>why they wouldn't supply one to replace a malfunctioning one, so I 
>spoke with John Chang also.  It sounds like they have never had a 
>report of a bad one, and don't see any benefit to facilitating the 
>opportunity to otherwise screw-up one of their pianos, which sounds 
>like what Don Mannino at Kawai was proposing as well.  If you are 
>doing a new install, Jurgen's sounds like your best bet.
>David Skolnik
>Hastings on Hudson, NY
>
>
>
>At 01:48 PM 4/26/2010, you wrote:
>>I called YC and the person I spoke to (I think it was John Chang) 
>>said they don't have them in stock, nor do they sell them. Any 
>>ideas on how I can get a  slow drop fallboard hinge for a Young 
>>Chang G-150 would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Al -
>>High Point, NC
>>From: <mailto:AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft
>>Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:50 PM
>>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech List
>>Subject: [pianotech] Slow drop fallboard hinge for YC
>>I need a slow drop fallboard hinge for a Young Chang. Is this 
>>something you can only get directly from them?
>>
>>If so, does anyone have the number for their parts dept?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Al -
>>High Point, NC

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