Loose damper lever weights

[Farrell]

Perhaps you have an old catalog? They appear on page 49 in my catalog. Do
these pliers offer good leverage?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Barrett" <nbarrett@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: Loose damper lever weights


> Hello Clyde,
>
> My fix for this situation is to raise the damper upstop rail, lift the
> dampers on each side of the one with a loose lead weight, push the weight
> back into place and then squeeze it with the pliers called shank knurling
> pliers. They will spread the lead weight without touching the wood of the
> damper underlever. These pliers are on page 22 of the Schaff tool catalog
> part # 291. It is a quick and permanent fix.
>
> Norm Barrett
> Memphis chapter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 5:52 AM
> Subject: Loose damper lever weights
>
>
> > 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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