<HTML>Jon, Tony, Roger, et. al, Thanks for all of the advice!  I am probably going to just replace the flanges w/cords.  For the negligible cost(roughly 42 cents each, if Schaff still has any), it seems a bit easier to do it that way.  Plus I get 88 used yamaha flanges that I can practice re-cording on....:-)   Still a 5 hour job, I would think.... Dave Stahl In a message dated 5/16/02 5:37:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, caute@optusnet.com.au writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi Dave, Joe's time is spot on if you are just changing the cords. At times (when I have run out of new flanges) Tighten flanges first. I remove the dampers and the hammers (leaving the flanges in place) put the action down on the checks (blocks under the brackets) lock the action down (clamps) strip the ole cord out and replace with new cord. Refit hammers and dampers and hey presto, 4.5 to 5 hrs. Regards Tony Caught Darwin Australia caute@optusnet.com.au > List, > > I am about to make a bid on a job to replace all the hammer flanges in a > Yamaha P-22 studio upright(the threads are breaking at a prodigious rate, as > per a previous post...).  My "G" works labor guide suggests that this might > take me 5 hours.  Has anybody done this?  I think that Joe's estimate is > reasonable, giving a bit less than 4 minutes per flange, but I wonder if > anybody out there has done this job before? > > Thanks for any input! > > Dave Stahl </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>