Pratt Read Question

[Richard Brekne]

I'd say you have an opportunity to get some serious learning experience 
here... if you are willing to do a good deal of work for your own 
expense.  Get an experienced hand to look in on you... put the thing on 
the bench and tear it completely apart and put if back together again 
with wood parts.

By the time you have the thing up and running again you'll have moved at 
least 6 notches up the experience belt.

Your local freindly neighborhood RPT gang will be able to help you out.

Cheers
RicB



trc3j@juno.com 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
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