Terry, Excellent Photos. Thanks for the post. I have yet to experience the joy, and am thankful for this kind of info for when my time comes..... Respectfully, William R. Monroe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> To: <files@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:49 PM Subject: Young Chang Growing Action Brackets Pictures (Modified by KentSwafford) > Seems there are a number of folks on this list that have not run across > the Young Chang Growing Action Bracket phenomena. I am in the midst of > replacing the brackets on a 1991 Young Chang with this problem (or is > it an opportunity?!). Below are several pictures showing how they can > grow/expand. > > The picture below shows a new inner bracket standing in front of the > old expanded inner bracket - you can easily see how much taller the old > bracket is where the two main action rails sit on the brackets. > > http://tinyurl.com/6tvgt > > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/d8/4c/ec/f1/ > attachment.jpe > > Below is a similar picture as above, but with a new and old outer > bracket. > > http://tinyurl.com/3n62d > > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/b6/79/80/82/ > attachment.jpe > > Below is a picture looking straight down at a new and old bracket - the > new bracket is the lower one. You can easily see how the expanding > brackets not only raise both action rails, but also increase the action > spread. > > http://tinyurl.com/3ufq5 > > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/81/0b/06/19/ > attachment.jpe > > Below is a picture showing the general condition of some of these > brackets - how the metal not only expands, but also deteriorates until > it crumbles apart. The hammer flange rail mounts on the flat surface at > the left side of the bracket. This puppy is toast! > > http://tinyurl.com/64dwo > > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/1d/1b/9a/b5/ > attachment.jpe > > > Terry Farrell > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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