New subject, new twist

[Clyde Hollinger]

Friends,

I'll be eager to read the responses on this one.  I've run into this problem
twice.  The first time I called the piano manufacturer for a replacement
part.  What they sent didn't match the original, so the dampers at one end of
the action lifted sooner than the other.  Back then, I was too timid to bend
the liftrod hanger, afraid that I might make a bad situation worse by breaking
it, too.

The second time was for a young woman who was a farmer (oh, yes, that's what
she was!).  Farmers are used to fixing almost anything, and she wanted to try
to fix it herself.  It was one time I didn't fuss, since she said she had had
the action out of the piano before.  I was just glad I didn't need to mess
with it, and yes, she did get it fixed somehow; I haven't had the action out
since.

Clyde Hollinger

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.
>
> 2. Does Samick return phone calls?
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim Harvey, RPT
> Greenwood, SC
> harvey@greenwood.net
> ________________________
>  -- someone who's been in the field too long.