How do I get the clutch back in?

[Guest]

I can't seem to get the metal plate far enough in to put back the metal wire into its little slot.

is there some trick to this?

[Cipher]

Rumour has it the wire can be left out without problems arising.

[rapidray]

Works fine without the wire. In over 45 years of working on them and building them, I've NEVER replaced that wire or had an issue because of it.

[rphillips]

Does anyone know a reason for the wire???

[Cipher]

Does anyone know a reason for the wire???

It was part of a Japanese gov plan to subsidize piano wire producers as sales slumped with the advent of electronic keyboards.

[Brendan W]

Yamaha started it with a mistranslation of tuning....