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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steinway almost works the same way. but =
we still
service them. Sometimes we give better service than the dealer, I =
really
mean most of the time, because it is our personal name that goes =
along
with our service.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Artisan of =
Wood<BR><A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 =
Raspberry
Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR><A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dlbullock@att.net href="mailto:dlbullock@att.net">D.L. =
Bullock</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG</A> ; <A =
title=Piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 08, 2004 =
8:39
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: MX80 Disklavier
questions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710213513-08042004><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Don't expect Yamaha to give you anything helpful. They =
live in
the land where only Yamaha trained techs work on Yamahas and only =
Disklavier
techs work on Disklavier. You will be required to take their =
Disklavier
course before they will allow you to even open the thing (as you have =
already
done). I have installed every compu-player made so far and they =
would
not give me the time of day because I do not work for an authorized =
Yamaha
dealer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>D.L. =
Bullock
St. Louis<BR></FONT></STRONG><A
href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial>www.thepianoworld.com</FONT></STRONG></A><FONT =
color=#000000><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG> </STRONG><SPAN =
class=710213513-08042004><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><FONT =
face=Arial><SPAN
class=710213513-08042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Piannaman@aol.com
[mailto:Piannaman@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 07, 2004 =
11:06
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> MX80 Disklavier
questions<BR><BR></P></FONT>
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PTSIZE="10">Howdy folks,
<BR><BR>I got a call to tune a Yamaha MX80 with Disklavier that =
plays
continuously in a Chinese restaurant. I tuned it last year, =
and it had
no real problems to speak of. When I walked in, my contact =
told me
that it "makes a real funny noise, like it's hitting on wood." =
I tuned
it(it was at pitch, and in remarkably good tune all things =
considered), and
noticed alot of bubbling hammers. Keydip was shy almost 2 mm =
from the
factory spec of 10 mm. <BR><BR>I am not that familiar with the =
workings of
these players. In a standard piano, I'd either shim the =
balance rail
or take out paper or cardboard punchings from the front rail to =
increase
aftertouch. What stopped me from doing that was the square =
metal tab
that protrudes from the bottom of the key and slips into a sensor =
slot on
the keybed. I have no desire to alter the depth of travel and =
possibly
alter the elecronic end of the instrument. Does anyone have =
experience
with this problem with these instruments? <BR><BR>I never did find =
the woody
sound while tuning the piano, but as soon as I turned on the player
mechanism, there it was, a really loud, obnoxious clack everytime F4 =
was
played. It didn't take long to figure out that it was the =
solenoid
knocking against the metal that covers all of the solenoids. I =
pulled
up on it manually, and it was noisy; it was the only solenoid that =
made the
noise. I'm assuming that a grommet or rubber washer of some =
sort is
missing, but I did not have time to take out all of the keys, remove =
the
cover, and find out what was amiss. Nor did I have whatever =
part I
might have needed. <BR><BR>I noticed how much the keys were lifted =
above the
balance rail by the solenoids, so I did a quick fix and lowered the
adjustable metal key-stop rail to limit the travel to the point =
where the
solenoid would not max out. I know this is probably a short =
term
solution. I would certainly appreciate any advice, =
information, and
general wisdom about either or both of these problems. <BR><BR>I =
have not
called Yamaha yet, but are they likely to be forthcoming with a tech =
manual
on this, or is there one online somewhere that someone could direct =
me
towards? <BR><BR>Thanks in advance, <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT>
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