<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Back in the archives there is a procedure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>To cut the cords, get an appropriate size of dowel, and wrap the cord around, then cut with a sharp knife.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>To save travelling the hammers, just loosen the plate, and let the hammer hang on the bridle strap. Clean the groove, make a jig for size of the loop. The jig would be a tapered piece of wood, that could be pencil marked, for the size of the loop. Glue one side, slip in the jig to the mark for the loop size, and glue the other side. Then slip hammers back in place and tighten butt plate.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then again, it might be better to remove them all so any loose pins can be changed at the same time. Or if they don't have butt plates, they have to be removed anyway.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just a thought, replace the first set, keep the old ones, and re-cord them at your leisure, and you will always have a set to go.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@verizon.net href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tom</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=tcole@cruzio.com href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">tcole@cruzio.com</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:36 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Yamaha spring cord replacement for pianos without flangeswithplates?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">?</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">If anyone is trying to find replacement hammer flanges for Yamaha and Kawai uprights, Pacific Piano (818-700-2100) can now supply them (made by Tokiwa). They also have lots of other action parts, some of which are not yet shown in their catalog.<BR><BR>Tom Cole<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><A href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <META http-equiv=Context-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">Does anybody have a technique for replacing hammer return spring cords on pianos--mostly consoles, I would think--that have wood flanges without the screw-in center pin holding plates?  Is it a better bet to replace the flanges?  I would think so, but I think the time might end up being a wash, and I hate to waste materials...besides, if it's a grey market unit, getting parts might be a problem.<BR><BR>Any tips or suggestions are more than welcome.<BR><BR>Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dave Stahl<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">Dave,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">            I’m the list resident   “replace the cords not the flanges expert” –self appointed I might add--- but on the actions without the butt plates I will be replacing flanges from now on. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">            You are correct about the time issue. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">            Tom Driscoll RPTired of all this Massachusetts dreary weather.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>