>... I do notice one thing characteristic of new >Yamaha verticals. In most cases, the capstans are set just a tad high, and >the hammer shanks float just at, or slightly out from the rest rail cloth... >Ron N & > Good idea. Since I have to occasionally service some >Yamaha verticals at the store also, I'll definitely store this >"hint" in the back of my mind... >Avery Ron, Avery, List, This phenomina, "set just a tad high", is actually intended by the Yamaha piano makers to be there in new verticals. I remember hearing this mentioned by the instructors during one of their classes at a convention. Unfortunately, I don't remember the reason for doing so. So applying any method of removal of this "set just a tad high" thing on new Yamaha verticals defeat its purpose for being there. Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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