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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, Gordon....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm one of the staff technicians at the =
Yamaha
dealership here in Phoenix. The first thing you should look =
at,
believe it or not, is easing the balance rail hole. Here in =
Phoenix,
every piano that comes in from Yamaha needs it. If you can lift up the =
16th of
an inch or so before the upstop rail stops your lifting, and it =
stays up,
then take it apart and do them all. This is enough to generate =
pass
numbers (error reports) on their Disklaviers. It also makes the =
piano feel
so much more even and pleasant to play. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Another thing you =
might also
like to do is to put a drop or two of Protek CLP on each of the front =
rail
bushings. You will end up being a real hero in the owner's eyes, believe =
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Gholley237@cs.com
href="mailto:Gholley237@cs.com">Gholley237@cs.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 03, 2004 =
4:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha Colsole, Sharps =
checking
on trill with sustain pedaldepressed.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Hello List. Yamaha P22, =
Console, 270499,
owner bought new from local Mishawaka, IN., dealer three years =
ago.<BR>Dealer
sent a "tooner" to tune 1st time, and owner call her back for 2nd and =
3rd
tuning.<BR>On 3rd visit, the owner asked the "tooner" why the sharps =
would
"stick or not return when a fast trill was played, with the sustain =
pedal
depressed". "Tooner" told the owner that Yamaha Consoles had =
this
problem and said that it was probably the front pin bushing being too
tight. (The problem does not present itself when a trill is =
played and
the sustain pedal is NOT depressed).<BR><BR>Anyway, the "tooner" took =
a thin
steel blade, probabaly a machinist rule, and jambed it down between =
the keys
in the area of the front pins and moved it back and forth saying that =
she was
trying to free up the space in the area of the pin bushings.<BR>I =
wonder if
this "tooner" even knows where the pin bushings are located, surely =
not on the
side of the key stick.<BR><BR>The "tooner" did not remove the key slip =
to look
under the keys to see if anything looked amiss. "Tooner" could =
not
resolve the problem and left. Will not return calls made to =
her.
Owner has called the dealer several times and the dealer will not =
return the
calls to address the warranty problem.<BR><BR>The owner got my name =
from
another satisfied customer of mine and called me.<BR>I looked at the =
piano
this afternoon to play it my self and experience the problem first
hand.<BR><BR>Offending sharps are G#4, A#4, G#5, C#6, G#7.<BR><BR>Does =
anyone
have some knowledge to shed on this problem and what to look for and =
in what
sequence. What initially should I be looking for?<BR><BR>Many =
regards to
all.<BR><BR>Gordon Holley<BR>Associate Member<BR>Goshen, IN<BR>Indiana =
Chap
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