Hamamatsu is further south, so I doubt there was any damage there. Bruce Gibson Piano Technician 1.306.221.3786 (Voice or Text) 1.877.652.3571 (Saskatchewan) bruce@bgpianotech.com www.bgpianotech.com Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Smartphone -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-request@ptg.org To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 2:51 PM Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 29, Issue 92 Send pianotech mailing list submissions to pianotech@ptg.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to pianotech-request@ptg.org You can reach the person managing the list at pianotech-owner@ptg.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." Today's Topics:    1. EARTHQUAKE FACTORY DAMAGE - KAWAI AND YAMAHA (Rob & Helen Goodale)    2. Re: Ludwig Feigel Piano/Viennese Action InformationRequest       (John Delacour)    3. Re: Yamaha polyester finish. (Paul McCloud)    4. Cleaning actions, and hammers (John Ross)    5. Re: cosmetic aspects of filed hammers (Joseph Garrett)    6. Yamaha finish (Ruth Phillips)    7. Re: Cleaning actions, and hammers (Dean May)    8. Re: Mom & Pop days (Conrad Hoffsommer)    9. Re: Yamaha polyester finish. (Mike Kurta) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:35:22 -0700 From: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: [pianotech] EARTHQUAKE FACTORY DAMAGE - KAWAI AND YAMAHA Message-ID: <49ACC81B0AE344EC91FF5D28691011B3@GoodalePC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ?I was wondering if anyone has heard any news about damage to the Yamaha and Kawai piano factories in Japan.  From what I understand they are located somewhat near the coast. Current estimate is over 10,000 deaths, countless missing, homeless everywhere, undrinkable water, and major damage throughout the country, not just at ground zero.  Pianos are heavy objects subject to falling over and being tossed around, particularly if they are boxed up and stacked high for shipping. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110313/070d1b3c/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:35:31 +0000 From: John Delacour <JD@Pianomaker.co.uk> To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ludwig Feigel Piano/Viennese Action InformationRequest Message-ID: <p06240819c9a2c8c2b5b0@[192.168.1.66]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" At 09:44 -0700 13/03/2011, Patrick C. Poulson wrote: >John: Thanks for the information. The leather used in covering these >hammers is a very soft, fuzzy kind of leather, unlike any leather I >have seen used in pianos.The effect on the tone from this kind of >leather is definitely not subtle! I will try carefully sanding them >to remove the string cuts first before doing any hardening.... If I were you I'd remove the leather and lightly reface/reshape the hammers, ironing them into shape also towards the nose.  Then see how they sound without the leather.  You can then buy one or two good but thin "chamois leathers" that will give you a thickness of 1 -1.5 mm and cut strips 1/2" wide.  Paint a thin layer of hot glue on the shank side of the hammer-head up to about 2 o'clock (or 10 o'clock, glue on the leather and let it set.  Then do the same the other side, stretching the leather tightly round the nose and clamping the leather with a Pony clamp until the glue holds.  The next day you can trim the leather with angle scissors flush with the sides of the hammer. Perhaps what we call a "chamois leather" (shammy) is called a wash-leather or something in America.  It's actually sheep or goat, I think, but it's important to buy the best quality. I buy mine from a motor factor who sell different qualities and sizes.  Buckskin will do as well, if you can get it thin enough. JD ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:03:20 -0700 From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033@earthlink.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yamaha polyester finish. Message-ID: <380-22011301320320432@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, Ray:     Don't worry about -- REMOVED 14 KB --