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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Hi Tom,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>They may need to be backed out more than
half a turn.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>I find that turning them backwards, till
they sort of click in place, then tightening works.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>It is disheartening, when they go in
crooked.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>It seems to me that Young-Chang used to
supply screws that were larger, by a smidgen, for the screw holes that were
sometimes stripped.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Always stripped by someone else of course.
:-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=Tvak@aol.com href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</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> Saturday, January 17, 2004 4:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> screwed up yamaha action
rails</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List<BR><BR>I need to replace the hammer butt
flanges on my U1. It has aluminum action rails and the screws don't seem
to go back in as nicely as they come out. I mean, I feel like I'm
digging a new hole in the aluminum. I recall having the same problem in
the field. It took way too much work to get the screw all the way
in. <BR><BR>I've tried backing them out a half turn first, but it
doesn't help. It just seems like they'll go in at any one of a number of
angles, none of which is straight and true to the hole. Any
advice? <BR><BR>Help! I don't want to screw up my U1!<BR><BR>Tom
Sivak</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT>
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