This is just one of those aggravations ya don't need ... Pulled the action on a 1921 Geo. Steck grand and snapped the head off one of the hammers, breaking the shaft right at the head. Why? Because a stupid prop rail adjustment screw had gotten too low (turning with vibrations?) and was holding the adjacent key down slightly. %&#$*@& Questions: 1) This is just a simple system with a threaded shaft holding the prop rail, one nut under it and the round prop nut above it. How can I keep that lower nut from moving, short of gluing it to the screw? 2) Not having a replacement shaft (has Brambach-style knuckle), how would y'all go about fixing this head? Would like to avoid the "sewing thread splint with giant blob of epoxy" fix that I've seen in other pianos! Alan Barnard Salem, MO
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