Hi Tom, The Yamaha thin's are quite firm to the feel, almost a wax paper kind of texture, very nice to work with, even when you plit them. >Thanks for the info. The reason I brought up about sanding the bottoms >of keys was because of Newton's comment, that the really thin punchings >are difficult for him to handle. My dry hands don't do too well with >them either. The sander was more likely used on the tails of the keys, after tilting and spacing, to ensure no rubbing. In Japan, I did'nt recall seeing any sanding device on the line. I watched the leveling and dipping operations for some time, picking up little rhythm things from the operator's, they are quick and good. Poetry in motion. Regards roger > >And I was serious about Yamaha. If you'll look at the back cover of the >June, 1997 PTJ, you'll see a picture of a woman leveling keys at YMM >with a drum sander at her side. (Now, Japan may be a different story.) > >Tom > >Roger Jolly wrote: >> >> Hi Tom, >> You will not find that practice in the Yamaha factory. I >> would really question this practice. Yamaha still makes it's own Onion >> skin type punchings, much better quality than the North American product. >> Thin but strong. I think they are 0.06mm, but don't quote me on that >> dimension. I asked Mark Wisner if Yamaha USA carried them in stock, the >> answer was affirmative. >> Canadian's can get them thro' Yamaha Canada. >> Walloping the felt punching with a hammer on a hard surface, is preferable >> to removing material. >> Regards Roger >> >> At 07:01 PM 26/07/00 -0700, you wrote: >> >It works for Yamaha. >> > >> >Avery Todd wrote: >> >> >> >> I don't think so. :-( >> >> >> >> Avery >> >> >> >> At 01:44 PM 07/26/00 -0700, you wrote: >> >> >Another way to get the key height spot on is to shim the key until it's >> >> >slightly on the high side and then remove material from the bottom of >> >> >the key by scraping or sanding. >> >> > >> >> >Tom >> > >> Roger Jolly >> Saskatoon, Canada. >> 306-665-0213 >> Fax 652-0505 > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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