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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The repair isn't as fast & easy on the flanges
that don't have the plate. Be sure to tie the repair in with a regulation
job.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David
Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 02, 2007 1:04
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bridles</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>There is a method for this repair that is pretty
easy. The archives has it...the only problem is if you have
replace the flanges, then it is a looming job...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson,
RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Gary Fluke"
<GARY.FLUKE@VERIZON.NET> </GARY.FLUKE@VERIZON.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech
List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> </PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 11/2/2007
10:10:58 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Bridles<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Mike,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I don't know what color the cord was when the affected
Yamaha pianos were new. I can tell you that on the ones I have
repaired the cord is brown. I just looked at another
Yamaha console yesterday and it was built in the U.S. in 1984. Sure
enough, there was one hammer spring that had broken through the cord and all
of the cords were brown. Someone bought the piano, likely unaware
of the looming repair bill. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gary Fluke</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Snohomish, WA</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael
Magness</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 02, 2007 6:42
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bridles</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/2/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>John
Delacour</B> <<A
href="mailto:JD@pianomaker.co.uk">JD@pianomaker.co.uk</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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19:11 -0700 1/11/07, you wrote:<BR><BR>>All the time...they will supply
the cord...;-] I'd add, that 25+ <BR>>years is pretty good
service for any part...<BR><BR>What?!! Are you talking about cars or
pianos? I expect to find a few<BR>broken cord loops on a 100
year old piano if it has suffered a lot of<BR>damp (which will ultimately
rot the silk) but if they had had <BR>polyester cord in those days I'd
expect them to last for 200 years.<BR><BR>JD<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><BR>I have 4 Yamaha P-22's some of the first out of the Thomaston
plant, all in the same school district, would they be included? I haven't
had the problem(yet), several U-1's in another school from the 90's. Various
aged P-22's scattered around. </DIV>
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<DIV>Not to mention about 100 or more Yamaha consoles sold in this
area, that I service and probably a few hundred more serviced by
others.</DIV>
<DIV>Anybody have a guess on time frame of when the bad was used and when it
stopped being used?</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>The way some people find fault, you'd
think there was some kind of reward.<BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano
Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A
href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/">www.IFixPianos.com </A><BR>email <A
href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A>
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