yamaha rebuild

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco at luther.edu
Thu Oct 23 09:15:22 MDT 2008


On 10/23/08, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:
> I've found those older blocks don't
> hold up that well and since replacing the block isn't that big a deal, I'd
> probably do it.  I'd be careful about hammer selection as the board is
> likely much weaker than it was at the outset and may not tolerate as hard a
> hammer as the original.


I'm considering restringing w/pinblock  (actually: pinblock -
necessitating restringing) on a 1977 vintage C7. Should I consider
"leaner" hammers for it, too?   The thing does _NOT_ lack for volume.


-- 
Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT
Luther College
Decorah, IA


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