String buzz

[Jeff Tanner]

Hi Wim,
Thanks.  I've done that repair once before on an old spinet.  Like you say,
it might not look broken - these didn't look broken, so I didn't think that
was the problem.  I thought maybe with the heavy pressure of the damper
springs, perhaps the hangers had bent slightly, and I was going to look at
that next time.  It works backwards, you know, with the damper pedal
lifting from the treble end so that the heavier springs are on the far end
from the lifter.  I also wonder how much has been lost at the bass sustain
joint from compression of the leather there.  But I've got to go back to
replace some of those butt flange cords, so I'll take a closer look at the
rod hangers while I'm at it.  If you're correct, I think it will be in the
tenor/treble section rather than the bass sustain section.

Is there a hole through that damper rod or will I have to bore one myself?
Jeff

> Jeff
>
> The problem you describe, with the dampers lifting sooner in the treble
>than the bass, sounds, like it might be a broken damper lift rod bracket.
>I had the same problem on a similar vintage Yamaha. It might not look
>broken, but you won't know until you pull the rod. That is actually very
>easy to do. You need to remove three dampers from the tenor section at the
>break, and remove the hanger bracket. This allow you to slide the rod out
>the treble end. I had to replace the hanger, using a nail the same size,
>and bending it.
>
> That should solve the bussing problem.
>
> Wim