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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For this repair Spiderwire ( Trademark =
) works
great.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can find it at most fishing supply
outlets.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Johnson Worldwide Associates, =
Inc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1326 Willow Road =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sturtevant, Wi 53177</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 10, 2002 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha upright hammer =
spring
thread</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hello list, =
<BR><BR>I
recently encountered a problem on a late model P-2/P-22 (not sure =
which....:-)
Yamaha upright that is in a church choir practice room. I was =
called in
to repair some "notes that don't work." Pretty nebulous problem, =
no?
I got there, and discovered that several of the threads that =
hold the
tension in the hammer springs had broken. I removed the =
offending
hammers and a hammer with a good thread to get a sizing model. I =
barely
tugged on the thread, and it broke right in the middle, where the =
spring pulls
it taut. <BR><BR>I did not have any of this type of thread =
available,
so I found some fairly hefty sewing thread, braided it as best I could =
for
strength, and repaired the broken ones with it. I figured that =
at some
point soon, all of these would have to be replaced. The piano =
couldn't
have been more than 5-6 years old. I would expect a piano made =
for
institutional purposes to be far more durable than this. =
<BR><BR>I've
seen older P-22s last forever. The new ones seems to be =
constructed of
lesser quality materials. Any comments? Does Yamaha sell =
this
thread/cord/string by the spool? <BR><BR>Thanks, <BR><BR>Dave
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