Hi David, To make all the loops the same size wrap the cord around an appropriate size dowel that you have put a groove in using a straight edge. Then slice down the groove to create your itty bitty pieces of cord. Personally I think new flanges would be a bargain. At 12:55 AM 5/16/02 +0000, you wrote: > >Hi David, > It's probably cheaper to just replace the flanges, with the >advantage of having new centre pinning. If you are going to replace the >cord, Take one of the good flanges and a flange screw. Mount the flange on >a piece of board, use a small panel nail and pull the loop taut, then >hammer it into the board. > Remove flange, reinstall the flange screw in the hole, and cut the head >off. Now you have a simple jig to make all the loops the same length. >Hope this helps. > >Regards Roger > > >At 12:27 AM 5/16/02 -0400, you wrote: >>List, >> >>I am about to make a bid on a job to replace all the hammer flanges in a >>Yamaha P-22 studio upright(the threads are breaking at a prodigious rate, as >>per a previous post...). My "G" works labor guide suggests that this might >>take me 5 hours. Has anybody done this? I think that Joe's estimate is >>reasonable, giving a bit less than 4 minutes per flange, but I wonder if >>anybody out there has done this job before? >> >>Thanks for any input! >> >>Dave Stahl >> >Roger Jolly >Balwin Yamaha Piano Centres. >Saskatoon/Regina. >Canada. > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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