Loose damper lever weights

[Clyde Hollinger]

Wow!  Thanks so much for all the helpful suggestions!  You saved me a lot of
frustration, and you saved my client a lot of money, as well.

Regards,
Clyde

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> 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