[pianotech] Loose Let-off Buttons

[Noah Frere]

thanks david, trust you are well

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:53 AM, David Skolnik
<davidskolnik at optonline.net>wrote:

>  Noah -
> Call Clint Sears at the home office (913) 432-9975 (what!? No 800
> number??)   He may be able to help you.  Volume 52 #8 "Replacing Young Chang
> Growing Action Brackets" by Bruce Dornfield.
>
> Greetings -
> David Skolnik
> Hastings on Hudson, NY
>
>
> At 11:11 AM 12/1/2010, you wrote:
>
> I've looked all over and can't find this issue. Is there any way of
> accessing it? Is PTG selling those issues by cd yet?
>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:38 PM, paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> wrote:
>  The YC bracket issue was my first thought. 1989 is outside the reported
> scope, but it'd be worth a call to YC with the serial number. Or maybe check
> first if the spread is way beyond spec.
>
> I think they're still providing brackets. At our chapter meeting this week,
> I talked to a local tech who's encountered a piano with the issue. I don't
> recall if he said he'd talked to YC yet or not. I think he monitors this
> list... maybe he'll chime in!?!?
>
> Excellent writeup about the problem and the fix in August 2009 Journal.
>
> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:29 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:
>  Noah
>
> The problem on this piano is probably not the loose let off buttons,but
> expanding action brackets. Weber grands were made by Young Chang. The action
> brackets on YC's for many years, for some strange reason, actually expanded,
> which threw off regulation.
>
>  YC used to give you four new brackets, but I don't know if they still do
> that, so give Young Chang a call, and ask if they still give them out.
> You'll need a serial number of the piano. The customer will have to pay to
> have new action brackets installed.
>
> The latest information I have for Young Chang is:
> Parts manager at Young Chang
> John Chang, 866-798-6979 ext. 144
>  Jchang at ycapiano.com
> Monica is the receptionist at ext. 0
>
> But I heard that John is no longer there.
>
> Wim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 4:51 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] Loose Let-off Buttons
>
> There is a possibility that this 1989 Weber Grand's let-off buttons are
> slipping, since 1) they are very loose, and 2) supposedly the hammers began
> blocking more than once not long after regulations. This is the first time
> I've seen the piano, so I put a pencil mark in the center of the let-off
> buttons to check their possible movement when i return in 3 months.
> If they do move, is there a way to tighten them up, like Loctite or
> something? Otherwise they will have to be replaced. At least the buttons
> themselves, if not the metal thread.
>
>
>
>
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