<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 15, 2006 9:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: yamaha butt flange repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Yes, I've read the archives, but felt it would be easier to go with new flanges. Still have the old flanges,and new silk,but don't want to take a total bath on the job.<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I understand the problem,and once the old flanges are off the rail, the cord replacement method loses it's appeal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    So what now? I would work with the parts you have already installed, unless the end result is not to standard. Another disadvantage of replacing the flanges is the traveling issue. Yamaha rails and flanges will need less attention than others, but it is difficult to travel the flanges with the damper levers in place.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>     Doing the job over with the old flanges is not the end of the world.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chalk it up to learning and forget the profit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of our more famous rebuilders related a story where he had to replace a new soundboard when a design experiment failed--Think about that one!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    This is really a simple job--untill you get to where you are now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Best wishes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>