<!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 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </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=caute@bigpond.com.au = href="mailto:caute@bigpond.com.au">Tony Caught</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 19, 2004 = 10:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha flange cord = repair, time estimate for rookies</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Hi all,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Yamaha flanges are already pinned and the travelling of = the hammers is restricted to about two or three hammers. Its aligning with = the strings that counts. So, Remove the flanges means remove the hammer = assemblys, replace the flanges, replace the hammer assemblys, align hammers to = strings, reface the hammers, jobs done.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Or.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Remove hammers only leaving flanges in place, = remove dampers, strip old cords out of flanges, replace cords, replace dampers, = replace hammers. Jobs done.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Me, I generally want to reface the hammers so I = have a lot of flanges that I have recorded whilst whatching TV or = something.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Time for both jobs is roughly the same, cost of = new flanges is an extra, profit on time is the same.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Your call</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 BACK="#ffffff" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT size=3>Tony Caught<BR>Adelaide Australia<BR><A = href="mailto:acaught@bigpond.net.au">acaught@bigpond.net.au</A><BR></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><BR>David, <BR><BR>I used the cord from Schaff, part number 932. =   <BR><BR>As far as efficiency, I think I'll leave that question to = someone who has done both.  My first thought was that it would be quicker to = replace flanges, but from what I gather, in addition to the removal of the = hammer assembly and repinning, there would be some travelling of hammers to = contend with as well.    <BR><BR>The next time I do this job--in a = couple of weeks--I should be pretty much an expert at it.   <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT> <FONT size=2></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A = href="http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: = 6.0.703 / Virus Database: 459 - Release Date: 10/06/2004</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>