Yamaha Spinet

[Brian Holden]

Jerry,  It is difficult to replace a spinet hammer without removing the
action.  Try a little glue to temporarily secure the screw to the flange so
it won't slip out.  If you have to still remove the action:  The forks
should come away from the grommit by holding the back part of the key firmly
with one hand and pushing the fork off with the other.  Work your way along
the whole action.  Removing the action is fairly straightforward, but you'll
have to secure the stickers with a length of cord to prevent them catching
on the backs of the keys when replacing it.  While the action is out, check
everything and do any repairs there and then.  You can do it!  Other techs
may use other methods.  I'd be interested to see the other ideas.  Good
luck,  Brian Holden

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Hunt <piano_tunertx@yahoo.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Monday, 21 February 2000 15:01
Subject: Yamaha Spinet


>The piano was a 30 year old Yamaha spinet with a
>broken hammer shank. I was able to remove the hammer
>butt withouth removing the action (thanks to my long
>flange screw screwdriver). Not having arms like an
>octopus, I don't think I'll be able to get the hammer
>butt back in without removing the action.
>
>This spinet has the metal forks clipped to rubber
>grommets and they are really hard to remove. My
>questions are this:
>1) Is there a way to put the hammer back in without
>removing the action?
>2) Assuming the answer to 1) is no, is there some
>trick to disconecting the forks from the grommets?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jerry Hunt
>Associate member PTG
>Dallas, TX
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