<HTML>Hi List, Today, I had a second try at Yamaha spring cord replacement (in the last= two weeks), using a combination of Tom Driscoll and Tom Cole's previously p= osted methods.  First time was a little over four hours.  Today's = version was a little more than three.  I've learned a few more techniqu= es to make it go a bit faster, and by the end of today's exercise, I think I= pretty much had a handle on things.  I expect it to be done in 2 or 2 = 1/2 next time.  I had a couple of extra minor details to fix, and I got= the cord kinked up while looping it around the sizer and spent many extra m= inutes unravelling it.   It seems faster to do it this way than to replace flanges, though I &nbs= p;have never done a total flange replacement.  Joe G., I stand by my es= timate of 3 hours for the labor guide, if you were to factor in the Toms (Dr= iscoll and Cole at 2 hours) of this world vs. the beginners(first timers at = 4 hours +). I would recommend that people try it.  What you really need is acti= on cradles, and a comfortable, well-lit work area(with some good tunes), and= proper tools.  I used a pin-vise with a center pin as an old-cord goug= er, and it worked well.   Dave Stahl</HTML>