damper wire problem

[John Ross]

Hi Tom,
Being lucky enough, not to have been faced with this problem, I can only
guess at a solution.
Unscrew the damper underlever, unpin the lifter flange. Then free the damper
wire
from the lifter flange by breaking the flange, and replace the lifter
flange, and repin.
The problem comes, when, like me you don't have a spare lifter flange.
Then cannibalize the top one till you go back again, in the future.
I am looking forward to seeing how others would tackle this problem.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 10:11 AM
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
>