Chinese made Yamaha P22s - update

[Marcel Carey]

Conrad,

I never use the push pins to hold the dehumidifier. I find it MUCH easier to use screws and a cordless drill. I use robertson screws with small heads so the rod is held very efficiently. I always hated the push pins AND screws supplied with dampp chaser systems. I just love robertson screws for dampp chaser installs.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC
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> 
> I find that they are NOT Dampp-Chaser friendly.
> 
> You CANNOT push the dehumidifier rod holding (push)-pins into the side 
> of the case.  You cannot HAMMER the pins into the case. (Bending or 
> breaking the pins are the only possible results with those methods.) You 
> must pre-drill the holes. (I happened to have a #57 bit which seemed to 
> work OK)
> 
> Why?  Because the core of the panels is no longer wood. It is a small 
> amount of fiber holding a large amount of glue together. (Did Yamaha buy 
> Kimball methods?)
> 
> OK, OK, so they've gone to a heavier piano and I've dealt with it, but 
> after I'd finished the install (I thought) and went to put the lower 
> panel back on, I found that there is not enough clearance for the fill 
> tube between the panel and the bottom of the keybed. Some carving of the 
> underside of the keybed will be necessary to give it room.
> 
> Happy Monday... ;-{
> 
> -- 
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076

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