<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I need to order a set for a Yamaha vertical that I = service. I called Yamaha and they have them available. They told me the price. I = forget exactly what it was, but is was super-cheap - like on the order of $10 = for a whole set. BUT, it's not the BUTT, is it? Isn't the cord on the flange? = I think my price is for a set of flanges.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:tomtuner@mediaone.net" = title=tomtuner@mediaone.net>Tom Driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 17, = 2000 8:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> yamaha butts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fellow Techs, In the past month I've = had 2 Yamaha studios, Late 70,s With deteriorated spring cords( excuse the = nomenclature) >Is this material something other than silk?> Its light brown in = color and will crumble to the touch.Also  your opinions on wheather to = replace the whole set of butts or to replace this material (with silk)  = on the existing butts (action centers good on both pianos)I guess this is a = cost vs labor  question. Thanks for any responses  < Tom Driscoll></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>