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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willem,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Size the hole with ca glue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 26, 2001 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Your(butt flange) =
choice,
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 5/26/01 4:31:43 AM Central =
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TYPE="CITE">Willem, <BR>I’ve heard this comment many times, =
however I have
yet to experience this. <BR> About 1/2 of UW inventory =
is Yamaha
and I don’t find the but plate to be <BR>a problem. =
We do
regularly tighten screws and check regulation - Yamaha
<BR>service bond. This happens approximately every 2 years. No =
doubt
this does <BR>not happen in many venues.
<BR> I grant there is stress on the butt plate. =
Is
there more stress in the <BR>plate than in the plateless flanges?
My hunch is that most techs feel the <BR>design is the =
problem.
I have to wonder if service isn’t the problem. =
How <BR>much
vertical regulation is offered in ‘normal’ service? =
<BR> Hear those flanges clicking? =
Would
you like fries with your <BR>clicks??? <BR>Joel
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>How old are these Yamahas, Joel? The problem =
I have run
across is on Y's that <BR>are more than 10 years old. And the main =
problem
seems to be that the screw <BR>hole wears out, and it can't be tighten =
any
more. So now what do you do? <BR><BR>Willem
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