I seem to recollect, that when centre pins were put in a container with Protek, that the Protek turned green. Could this relate? John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia On 27-Feb-10, at 4:14 AM, David Ilvedson wrote: > Well, It is verdigris on the ends. I would certainly apply Protek > and see what happens. > > David Ilvedson > Pacifica, CA > > On Feb 26, 2010, at 10:13 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > >> Barbara: >> >> Same question I posed to Ilvey-san. If it's verdigris, and only on >> the ends, where's the friction problem? >> >> Paul >> >> In a message dated 2/27/2010 12:09:09 A.M. Central Standard Time, piano57 at comcast.net >> writes: >> Yeah, they'll get all the options. I said I'd label them good, >> better and best (if there are that many). :-) >> >> br >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:06:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada >> Central >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1 >> >> That's a beauty, Barbara. If you are going to file the hammers >> and repin, you will make it sound a heck of a lot better than it >> does. Of course that will include aligning with the strings some >> regulation and voicing. It might be worth the comparison for the >> owners of new parts (might be able to get Hammer, Shanks and >> Flanges read to go) and what you can do with no warranty. >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT >> Pacifica, CA 94044 >> >> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- >> From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Received: 2/26/2010 6:14:01 PM >> Subject: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1 >> >> >> >Greetings list: >> >> >These pictures are from a Yamaha G-1, made in 1965 which was >> recently donated to >> >a church to be used in the choir room. They will have the option >> to spiff-up or rebuild >> >the action, since the organist isn't sure they can come up with >> enough money for a >> >new set of hammers/shanks. In the meantime, have any of you >> repinned greenish >> >Yamaha action centers and did they stay free--or is it only the >> S&S green centers >> >that seize up again? I wince at repinning a set of hammer flanges >> with end-of-life >> >hammers on them, but something needs to be done if they aren't >> going to be >> >replaced. >> >> >There are a couple splits in the high treble bridge. I was >> thinking of using epoxy--is >> >there a best way of damming the sides of the cap (type of tape?) >> so the glue >> >doesn't just run out? >> >> >Thanks much. >> >> >Barbara Richmond, RPT >> >near Peoria, Illinois >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100227/5744061f/attachment.htm>
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