Action Center Question

[Michael Magness]

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM, <pianolady50 at peoplepc.com> wrote:

>  Matthew,
>
> The hammer butt spring (disconnected in your photo) engages in the loop.
>
> Debbie Legg
>
> Okay, so I decided to spend some time this evening looking into my Yamaha U1 I bought last year.  The first thing I noticed was all the jacks are plastic.  Was that to save money?
>
>   And then I noticed something about the butt flanges.  I was in the process of taking a few hammer shank centers out and testing the center pins using the traditional method of swinging the hammer by holding the flange, when I noticed the following (click link).
>
>   http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2381002693_3983592996_b.jpg
>
>   What is the purpose of the white string that loops around the flange?  I was unable to freely swing the hammers obviously, and I have not seen this before.  What is it's purpose?
>
>   Thank you for your help!
> Matthew
>
>


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