Pianotech

This goes in the category..lesson learned..and also "have a slice of humble pie".

So a customer asked me to repair her 45 year old Yamaha console action..all the hammer return springs were "popped up".  I have done several of these over the years and used Tokiwa parts each time.  Then recently, I saw these flanges on Ebay at 33 cents each and thought that it would be cheaper but essentially the same flange as the Tokiwa.  Well, cut to installing the action and the customer played it and said "the action feels restrained".  So I took it back home and compared the flange to an old intact flange and sure enough, the Ebay flange butt cord string was about 1/16th inch and slightly longer than the original.  So I believe that is what is slowing down the hammer return and making it feel restrained.  So now I get to do it using the correct Tokiwa flange.  

This goes in the category..lesson learned..and also "have a slice of humble pie".

So a customer asked me to repair her 45 year old Yamaha console action..all the hammer return springs were "popped up".  I have done several of these over the years and used Tokiwa parts each time.  Then recently, I saw these flanges on Ebay at 33 cents each and thought that it would be cheaper but essentially the same flange as the Tokiwa.  Well, cut to installing the action and the customer played it and said "the action feels restrained".  So I took it back home and compared the flange to an old intact flange and sure enough, the Ebay flange butt cord string was about 1/16th inch and slightly longer than the original.  So I believe that is what is slowing down the hammer return and making it feel restrained.  So now I get to do it using the correct Tokiwa flange.  

This goes in the category..lesson learned..and also "have a slice of humble pie".

So a customer asked me to repair her 45 year old Yamaha console action..all the hammer return springs were "popped up".  I have done several of these over the years and used Tokiwa parts each time.  Then recently, I saw these flanges on Ebay at 33 cents each and thought that it would be cheaper but essentially the same flange as the Tokiwa.  Well, cut to installing the action and the customer played it and said "the action feels restrained".  So I took it back home and compared the flange to an old intact flange and sure enough, the Ebay flange butt cord string was about 1/16th inch and slightly longer than the original.  So I believe that is what is slowing down the hammer return and making it feel restrained.  So now I get to do it using the correct Tokiwa flange.