[pianotech] YC action bracket

[John Formsma]

I haven't been impressed with how YC pianos age. Even the Prambergers, which
were supposed to be "all that."

Could it just be normal wear adjustments that need to be made? Hard to say
without being there to take a look. But I have noticed that, after a few
years, most of the newer YC uprights (PE-121) I see exhibit some of the same
symptoms you mention. Don't see that many YC studios.

It's common to need to adjust pedals as pianos "break in," but you knew that
already. Could the pedal feel be due to a flexy bottom board? Or maybe one
of the rods is the wrong length, or it got swapped with the other one?

As far as feel goes, most of the YC uprights I see develop tight balance
holes and/or key bushings. That makes a piano feel terrible.

Again, hard to say without seeing the whole picture.

--
JF

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:03 AM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

> Paul
>
> Thanks for the reply. It's the first time I've seen the piano, and no, I
> didn't remove the action, but I did check to make sure it was seated right.
> I also checked to make sure the let off rail was secure and in the right
> pace. One thought I had was that the back rail cloth had been replaced, as
> it was very soft and spongy. But then, if it was replaced, and it was too
> high, the key dip would have been shorter, or there would have been a lot of
> punchings under balance rail, which there weren't. So back to square one.
> The other problem was the travel of the right pedal was way too short, and
> barely lifting the dampers. But even after I tightened the nut, it didn't
> feel right. The whole piano just doesn't feel right, and I don't know what
> the problem is. The customer doesn't know the difference, as she doesn't
> play, but wanted the piano tuned so she and her granddaughter can take
> lessons.
>
> Wim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul McCloud <pmc033 at earthlink.net>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 7:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC action bracket
>
>  Wim:
>     You might give a call to Y.C. and see if they had a problem with
> that.  I've not heard of it, and I used to work for the Y.C. dealer.  Any
> hidden damage possible?  Action is seated right?  You know, the usual
> stuff.  I've seen where the hammers were off the rail, I suppose due to
> moisture, and having to regulate it.  If you removed the action, and it
> worked ok before, then maybe something isn't right when you put it back in.
> Pinblock separation?  Plate broken?  Mouse droppings?  Keybed full of grains
> stolen from the pantry?
>     How old is the piano (approx)?
>     Paul McCloud
>     San Diego
>
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