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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If those felts are decomposed, are all =
the other
felts on the wips in good or better condition? If not, likely best to =
just
replace the entire set of wippens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Similar with regulating. Was the piano =
regulated
properly within the past few years? Probably not with disappearing felts =
pieces.
It likely needs a full regulation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doing a partial regulation on just one =
item on a
piano that likely needs a full regulation will only get you into trouble =
when
the action still doesn't work right!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ivories.52@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:ivories.52@earthlink.net">Geoff
Sykes</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@Ptg. Org">Pianotech@Ptg. Org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 22, 2005 =
3:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha repetition =
lever
adjusting screw question</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Greetings all
--</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>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
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<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
--</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>Geoff
Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328300119-22072005><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Assoc. Los Angeles
chapter.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>