By the time you remove the old hammers, bore, taper, tail, glue up, trim, etc., it's really a very good price even if you could have done without new shanks. Assuming, that is, that the new hammers all line up properly with the right strike point distance. My tendency is to go that route with Yamaha, unless the customer really wants a different sound, because I can replace the hammers for so much less than I would be able to with a custom set David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: <A440A@aol.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 9/8/2003 4:07:51 AM > Subject: Re: Yamaha Hammers > > Don writes: > << Call Yamaha with the serial number, and they'll quote you a price on them > if it is a US model. They are probably available either pre-mounted > on the shanks or just drilled and ready to install. >> > > Greetings, > This is the problem, Yamaha hammers are not available by themselves. You > have to buy them attached to the shanks! My quote for the C-3 hammers and > shanks was $1100, plus shipping. > > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/ > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> > MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A> > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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