[pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1

[Garret Traylor]

You are right.  It costs more to live in the big city! I remember a conversation in Dallas some years ago.  Tom Servinsky and (it think) Carl Lieberman was the other guy.  They both tuned for the QE2 cruse line (East Cost - West Coast).  Both had beach front homes and great life style.  Their rates were miles apart.  All according to what the market will bear.
Kindest Regards,
Garret 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:07 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1

Depends where you live.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:14 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org; hpp at highpointpiano.com
Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1

Won't catch me working 5 to 6 hours for $350

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Garret Traylor" <hpp at highpointpiano.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/27/2010 6:27:40 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1965 Yamaha G-1


>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