Pratt Read Question

[Don]

Hi Tim,

All the plastic has to go. Don't underquote the work. 

As a technician you are better off on the pianotech listserv--this list is
more for consumers than other experts--which as a technician is what you are.


At 10:06 AM 3/13/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>   I have a Pratt Read action that needs much attention and I am    still
quite
>new at this. It looks like a great opportunity to learn by    doing but I
>could definitely use some guidance. 
>The flanges, damper    levers, and back checks are all plastic. Many of the
>back checks were    broken off when I opened the piano. They all appear to
>be very brittle and    I suspect that a light twist would break the rest of
>them one by one. At    least three of the jack flanges are broken and one
>damper lever is also    broken. It appears obvious to me that a complete
>replacement of the back    checks is in order and the other broken parts as
>well. It is my concern    that as I get into it that I am going to find more
>if not all of the rest    of the plastic to be as brittle. 
>
>What say  Ye?
>
>Tim
>
>
> 

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.

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