Friends, I ran into a problem this week that I haven't encountered before. The piano is a 1988 Wurlitzer grand model G-552. In the process of tuning I noticed that for three keys two dampers would lift at the same time. I pulled the action out, and the lead (?) weights closest to the keyboard were loose in those three damper levers and had fallen against their next-door neighbors, which caused the problem. What is the most efficient fix? There has been some discussion of pliers recently, and at first I thought maybe it was about this exact problem, but I think there's not enough room to get a pliers in there. What I will do unless someone has a better idea: Remove the sostenuto rod, then for each problem key loosen the damper wire and pull it out, remove the damper lever assembly and glue in the weight, then replace/regulate as needed. I'm not eager to do this, since getting the flange screw back in has been a source of frustration for me in the past, but I can do it if that's the best way. Help? Comments? Regards, Clyde Hollinger
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