New subject, new twist

[harvey]

Thanks Rob. Responses:

1. Thanks for confirming that it's a Samick;
2. Couple days wait. Lemme see.. 13 October. Yep, that qualifies as a
couple days;
3. Order the parts -- that's all I'm trying to do;
4. Clarification: I don't intend to replace all the brackets, just one. I
-do- plan to have this problem repeated (along with other problems), and
want to stock up on spares of whatever is required.

Renault Dauphine comes to mind. A friend of mine once bought two -- one to
drive, one for parts.

Jim Harvey

At 06:14 PM 10/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>harvey wrote:
>
>> Another university unit, another Kohler & Campbell, except this is a new
>> one, and the only thing Kohler & Campbell about it is the name on the
>> fallboard.
>>
>> The questions are:
>> 1. Is this a Samick? If not, it sure missed a good chance.
>
>Yes it is.
>
>> 2. Does Samick return phone calls?
>
>Usually, but it may take a day or two.  I used to talk to Dean Garten
>periodically when I worked for a dealer that sold them.  He never said so of
>course but I could tell from his voice that he was as frustrated with the
>things as I was.  (I say this tongue in cheek since he no longer works there).
>
>> 3. One of the stamped metal damper rod hanger BRACKETS is broken in half.
>> It's a very clean break, complete with a nice 45-degree angle at the shear
>> point. If #2 question doesn't work out, does this bracket sound like a
>> candidate for silver soldering? If not, what are my options? What do I use
>> to align the pieces while joining?
>
>I would just order the parts.
>
>> Obviously, a replacement part, or six (since it's going to happen again),
>> would be faster and superior, but failing that, I need to put this piano
>> back into service quickly.
>
>As a temporary fix, (since you plan on replacing all of them anyway), might be
>to remove one good one from an area in the bar that seems like it could handle
>the stress without it, (a rather nonsensical thought but I'm sure you know
>what I mean), and then use that bracked to replace the one that is broken.
>When the new parts arive you can replace the whole set.
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT
>Las Vegas, NV
>