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<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Greetings all
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<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I =
recently came upon
an approximately 30 year old Yamaha G2 in very bad repair. Among =
many other
things in such sad disrepair on this piano are the repetition adjusting =
screws.
These appear to be Renner style whippen's, (see Schaff page 114, item =
931RJ),
and all the felt pads that go between the screw head and the top of the
repetition lever have decomposed and many have disappeared entirely. =
Strangely,
the buttons all seem to be in place. At a cost of almost $700 in parts
alone to replace the entire set of whippen's my guess is that it's =
going to
be more economical to repair them. However, I can't find that felt =
punching in
the catalog so I don't quite know what to ask for. So, today's questions =
are...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>: Is =
that felt
punching the same as a thin balance rail felt punching? If not, what do =
I
use?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>: Has =
anyone else
done this, and how long did it take? Including correcting the regulation =
afterwards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks =
all
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<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Geoff
Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Assoc. =
Los Angeles
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