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42" Yamaha Studio Model M2G #B28164768 (1979)
42" Yamaha Studio Model M2G #B28164768 (1979)
Walnut cabinet. Reconditioned by Ray's Piano Service in November 2015 for owner in Big Lake, MN.
IMPROVEMENTS:
Complete Cleaning--Clean strings, keys, keyboard, pressure bar, keybed, keypins, pedal mechanisms.
Recondition Action—Tighten screws. Replace Asian hammer butt flanges. Align hammers to strings. Repair sustain mechanism. Tune to A-440.
IComplete Regulation—All adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new, tune to A-440.
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02 Hammer rail & regulating rail removed |
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03 Hammers reshaped |
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04 Hammers aligned to strings |
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05 Action reassembled |
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Selected pictures of the step-by-step improvement process
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Original Manufacturer of this brand-name--Nippon Gakki S.K.K. Co. Name changed to Yamaha Corporation of Japan in 1987.
Established--1887 by Tarakusu Yamaha
Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--Everett (1973-), Cable Nelson (1973-).
From: Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition (2008, Larry Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque, NM).
Note: To obtain the age of your piano and details about the manufacturer, click: Pierce Piano Atlas--"the world's most authoritative publication on piano manufacturers, past and present." To learn how a piano works and how to go about buying one, we encourage you to purchase The Piano Book.
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06 Keys removed |
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07 Keybed cleanred |
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08 Strings cleaned |
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09 Key pins cleaned |
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10 Key pins lubricated |
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11 Keys re-installed & cleaned |
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12 Sustain pedal mechanism dismantled |
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13 Sustain pedal mechanism repaired |
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14 Hammer blow distance set |
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15 Keys leveled |
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16 Keys apaced |
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17 Sharps leveled |
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18 Capstans regulated |
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19 Back check wires regulated |
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20 Letoff regulated |
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21 Strings aligned to hammers |
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22 Piano tuned |
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23 Finished! Keys & fallboard close-up |
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