<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Your findings are exactly what I have noted for some time as well. = I also found that the capstans do not have flat & equal sizing as you = rotate the capstan in your measuring device. Some pianos have whole sections where = the wrench (Yamaha) works great then all of a sudden the wrench feels like = it's two sizes too big. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Conclusions? Well, the pinblocks used to be OK and now they're not. = I asked about that and never got a satisfactory answer. I've seen a variety of = height of tuning pins as well. Most of the issues are probably quality control or = poor maintenance of equipment. Drills overused or run too fast? As far as the = capstans there definitely is a rat at work somewhere.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Knowing Yamaha, eventually all these problems will be solved. I = still like the scenario of bringing three pianos, brand S, brand B and brand Yamaha = right out of their crates and comparing which one is the most likely to be in = tune, regulated and case in decent shape. I guarantee you it will not be the = first two.</DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT<BR><A href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=algiers_piano@bellsouth.net href="mailto:algiers_piano@bellsouth.net">Dave Doremus</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> Tuesday, June 25, 2002 = 4:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha uprights</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I've recently had to tune three Georgia made Yamaha = uprights with <BR>Baldwin style tight and jumpy pins. I've never felt pins like = that in <BR>a Yamaha before. Any one else run into this? Is it a new style or = <BR>just sloppy factory work? Also, who makes a capstan wrench for those = <BR>hexagonal capstans, none of the ones I have will work. = <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>