m-450

richard.ucci@att.net richard.ucci@att.net
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:46:59 +0000


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I don't know Benny, but this piano came out of the Georgia plant. I also did some filing of some key bottoms and the keys had some scoring and ruffness to them. I probably ended up with about 50 or so punchings removed.

RU/UP

-------------- Original message from "Benny L. Tucker" : -------------- 

> I might be wrong here, but I've never seen more than 1 punching on the 
> balance rail pins. Each key has 1 punching and the keys are leveled by 
> sanding the key bottom. This is not my area of expertise, however the 
> regulators that do this leveling, work right next to my voicing booth. Like 
> I say, I could be wrong here, but I've personally never seen more than 1 
> punching per pin. I know Yamaha's are not perfect, but I can't imagine such 
> work as you described going out the door. Even setting the dip, the girls 
> usually don't use more than 3-4 punchings at the most. 
> 
> Benny L. Tucker 
> Yamaha Factory Tuner 
> Precision Piano Tuning & Repair 
> Thomaston, Ga. 
> 
> 
> That couldn't have been factory work...? 
> 
> David Ilvedson 
> 
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> From: 
> To: 
> Received: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:02:02 +0000 
> Subject: m-450 
> 
> Hi List, 
> 
> I went back and did the leveling on that Yamaha m-450. I was= 
> surprised to find as many as ten or more punchings under some= 
> keys at the balance rail. Set the height at 60mm top of key from= 
> keybed and all is well. Dip worked out to be about 9.5mm but= 
> still felt good. 
> 
> talk to ya later, 
> 
> Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano 
> 
> 
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