Hi Barbara, I assume the piano is now at the church and not in your shop so it looks like you have about 5 to 6 hours ($350) of work to spiff up the piano (file hammers, level keys, regulate, clean, tune, lubricate, repin etc). From the pictures either the piano previously had the hammers filed flat (I hope not) or the shift pedal was used a lot. Since it had this much use I doubt you have a lot of sluggish centers. Identify sluggish hammers with swing tests and re-pin as necessary (once you get setup it is not so bad). Do what you can for the money they are willing to pay. I don’t think the epoxy would help (do you have buzzing), probably not worth the trouble until you begin to rebuild in the shop. Kindest Regards, Garret From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Richmond Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 9:14 PM To: pianotech 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100227/d0829e11/attachment.htm>
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