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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 08, 2003 =
10:33
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Foam Rubber on Rest =
Rail?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>... the hammer rest =
rail "felt"
was actually foam rubber. Well, the shanks do land softly...:-) =
It made
me wonder about the quality of materials in the rest of the =
piano.
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face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>+ There are a handful of these =
going back 10
years or more in my customer base. The foam rubber is still =
holding
up. The guys at Yamaha may have some figures on how long the =
stuff is
designed to last in a Disklavier.
<DIV><BR><BR>... Like most Yamahas that I've tuned, it had very few =
strings
with false beats and the pins were consistent. But how long =
before it
starts to self-destruct? Especially since it is a Disklavier and =
gets
played at least 8 hours a day... <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>+ Disklaviers like to be well-regulated with =
minimal
friction. Ditto for the electrical parts. The tests and
calibrations should be run at every service call so the electrical =
stuff will
"know" where the action is at. You might want to make sure all =
the
flange screws are sufficiently snug at every service call. Loose =
screws
will cause it to self-destruct pretty quickly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>+ I know of some Disklaviers that have logged 10K =
or more
hours of playing time without a problem. There's one I know of =
with over
50K hours by now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Z! Reinhardt RPT<BR>Ann Arbor MI<BR><A =
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href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><=
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