[pianotech] muffler rail

[David Ilvedson]

Prove it...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 5/7/2010 5:31:42 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] muffler rail


>The new Walter muffler rail is even better. 

> 

>Greg Newell

>Greg's Piano Forté

>www.gregspianoforte.com

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> 

>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of John Formsma
>Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:49 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] muffler rail

> 

>On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:


>I've tuned it for 16 years, and never disassembled the rail. No screwdriver,
>no dropped screws (which would be a dead certainty for me), and no visible
>damage. One of many just like it.


>Ron N


>I know this is a late reply, Ron -- the cycling weather has been really good
>here. <G>

> 

>Yeah ... I don't use a screwdriver either. Never have on Yamahas. I think I
>scratched up the first one that I ever tried. But after that, none that I
>know of. And it certainly wasn't scratching like the first picture showed
>(back in April). The first time was a single scratch.

> 

>It takes 10 seconds to remove and about that to put back in place. Don't
>know why some talk of hating Yamaha muffler rails. All you need to do is
>manually push down the rail arm enough to remove the hook. Then remove the
>bass side from its hole and remove the spring. Then remove the other side.

> 

>To install, reverse.  How hard can that be? In the time it took to write
>about it, I coulda done it 20+ times without a scratch.

> 

>Or am I missing something?

>-- 
>JF