On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Shelley <srbanders at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thank you so much for the info about Collodion! > > I have a question regarding rebuilding a Yamaha C5 action circa 1980. This > piano is in a small performance hall. It is time to replace all of the > action parts. The piano is always ‘miked’. > Has anyone used parts and hammers not from Yamaha to success in this > situation? I really don’t relish paying those high costs and needling until > I need physical therapy! Are there parts and hammers that are particularly > recommended by those of you who have a broader experience than I? > For home use I have used the Renner blues, the best Ronson’s of 4 years > ago, and the Encore Wurtzen from Wally Brooks to great success. What about > in a hall? > Wippens? > > Your input would be greatly appreciated. > > Shelley > > > On 10/5/10 6:06 PM, "bdshull" <bdshull at aol.com> wrote: > > > > Sent from my HTC Tilt™ 2, a Windows® phone from AT&T > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Israel Stein <custos3 at comcast.net> > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 05, 2010 3:48 PM > *To: *CAUT at ptg.org > *Subject: *[CAUT] Collodion source > > Ladd Research > 83 Holly Court > Williston, VT 05495 > > Telephone: > (800) 451-3406 (USA and Canada) and > (802) 658-4961 > > Fax: (802) 660-8859 > > http://www.laddresearch.com/ > > sales at laddresearch.com > > Catalog > Number DescriptionPrice > > *Please Note!!** *All solutions prepared in amyl acetate, > > except 10% which is prepared in acetone. > 10800*1% Collodion - *Used to make thin substrates and thin dry-stripped > replicas of surfaces. 30 ml. MSDS < > http://www.laddresearch.com/wsmsds/CollodionAll.pdf> $19.25 > 53152*2% Collodion - *30 ml.MSDS < > http://www.laddresearch.com/wsmsds/CollodionAll.pdf> > > > [The entire original message is not included] > > I redid the shanks, flanges & hammers on a C5 last summer. It was located in a high school with a swimming pool indoors so I chose to use the WN&G carbon fiber shanks & flanges w/Abel SP hammers. I've had many compliments on the piano since. Mike -- I think we are a product of all our experiences. Sanford I. Weill<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html> Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101008/5072e6be/attachment.htm>
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