damper wire problem

[Brian Lawson]

Cut the damper wire, take out the underlever assembly. Fix the problem of
the broken screw with the assembly at your bench, fit a new damper wire.

Brian

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 3:11 PM
Subject: damper wire problem


> Preparing to install new damper felt on an old Dekalb Miniature Grand, I
was
> in the process of removing the dampers.  All went well until I got to one
> which the screw seemed frozen.  In trying to loosen the screw the slot
became
> stripped, so I used a pliers to try to turn the darn thing, and the head
> broke off.  So now I have all the dampers out of the piano except this
one.
>
> Help!
>
> Tom Sivak