<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Mark Wisner, I think, posted that starting with serial number 5,777,600, flange cords are made with a synthetic material. Tom Cole Philip J Ryan wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid6.0.0.22.0.20040206075118.01b1d8e0@mail.the-beach.net">I'm curious!  Has this Yamaha flange string breakage problem been corrected by Yamaha in newer models (If so, how?)?  Or are we going to have this problem with us forever? Phil Ryan At 01:51 AM 2/6/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite="">Hi Tom, I am really intrigued now. Replacing the cord, without removing the flange? Taking the dampers off, ok. I hope you succeed in getting an e-mail version of your handout. Best regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada <a href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a> <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- </dd> <dd>From: <a href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">Thomas Cole</a> </dd> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> </dd> <dd>Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 1:17 AM </dd> <dd>Subject: Re: Yamaha repair </dd> <dd>Ron and list, </dd> <dd>The nice thing about replacing the cords is that the hammers do not need to be traveled or shaped, and there is no worry about cross threading the flange screws or having to return to retighten the new flanges. Also, since a lot of the Yamahas I work on are of the grey market variety, there's no need to resort to creative ways of obtaining Yamaha flanges. </dd> <dd>I always work in the shop and it takes about two hours to complete the job. </dd> <dd>Tom Cole </dd> <dd>ps: I'm working on getting an electronic copy of my handout to those who asked. </dd> <dd>Ron Nossaman wrote: <blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""> <blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""> <dd>Just completed one of those Yammy jobs.  Took me 6 hours.  I would really appreciate any handouts that would save me time on my next one.  Also would appreciate hearing how one goes about pricing this type of job. </dd> <dd>Phil Ryan </dd> </blockquote> <dd>Are these flanges not available new any more? Last set I did, replacing the flanges, took a couple of hours. Just checking. Things change on me when I'm not looking. </dd> <dd>Ron N <pre> <dd>_______________________________________________ </dd><dd>pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </dd><dd>  </dd></pre> </dd> </blockquote> </dd> </dl> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>