[pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1

John Ross jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
Sat Feb 27 02:39:17 MST 2010


I seem to recollect, that when centre pins were put in a container  
with Protek, that the Protek turned green.
Could this relate?
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 27-Feb-10, at 4:14 AM, David Ilvedson wrote:

> Well, It is verdigris on the ends.  I would certainly apply Protek  
> and see what happens.
>
> David Ilvedson
> Pacifica, CA
>
> On Feb 26, 2010, at 10:13 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Barbara:
>>
>> Same question I posed to Ilvey-san. If it's verdigris, and only on  
>> the ends, where's the friction problem?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> In a message dated 2/27/2010 12:09:09 A.M. Central Standard Time, piano57 at comcast.net 
>>  writes:
>> Yeah, they'll get all the options.  I said I'd label them good,  
>> better and best (if there are that many).  :-)
>>
>> br
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:06:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada  
>> Central
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1
>>
>> That's a beauty, Barbara.   If you are going to file the hammers  
>> and repin, you will make it sound a heck of a lot better than it  
>> does.   Of course that will include aligning with the strings some  
>> regulation and voicing.   It might be worth the comparison for the  
>> owners of new parts (might be able to get Hammer, Shanks and  
>> Flanges read to go) and what you can do with no warranty.
>>
>> David Ilvedson, RPT
>> Pacifica, CA  94044
>>
>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>> From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net>
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Received: 2/26/2010 6:14:01 PM
>> Subject: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1
>>
>>
>> >Greetings list:
>>
>> >These pictures are from a Yamaha G-1, made in 1965 which was  
>> recently donated to
>> >a church to be used in the choir room. They will have the option  
>> to spiff-up or rebuild
>> >the action, since the organist isn't sure they can come up with  
>> enough money for a
>> >new set of hammers/shanks. In the meantime, have any of you  
>> repinned greenish
>> >Yamaha action centers and did they stay free--or is it only the  
>> S&S green centers
>> >that seize up again? I wince at repinning a set of hammer flanges  
>> with end-of-life
>> >hammers on them, but something needs to be done if they aren't  
>> going to be
>> >replaced.
>>
>> >There are a couple splits in the high treble bridge. I was  
>> thinking of using epoxy--is
>> >there a best way of damming the sides of the cap (type of tape?)  
>> so the glue
>> >doesn't just run out?
>>
>> >Thanks much.
>>
>> >Barbara Richmond, RPT
>> >near Peoria, Illinois
>>
>>
>>

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