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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><PRE><FONT face=Arial size=3>Matthew,</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face=Arial size=3>The hammer butt spring (disconnected in your photo) engages in the loop.</FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face=Arial size=3>Debbie Legg</FONT></PRE><PRE>Okay, so I decided to spend some time this evening looking into my Yamaha U1 I bought last year. The first thing I noticed was all the jacks are plastic. Was that to save money?
And then I noticed something about the butt flanges. I was in the process of taking a few hammer shank centers out and testing the center pins using the traditional method of swinging the hammer by holding the flange, when I noticed the following (click link).
<A href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2381002693_3983592996_b.jpg">http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2381002693_3983592996_b.jpg</A>
What is the purpose of the white string that loops around the flange? I was unable to freely swing the hammers obviously, and I have not seen this before. What is it's purpose?
Thank you for your help!
Matthew</PRE></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>