Crushed damper stop rail

[Barbara Richmond]

Ron,

Ah, that's the ticket!  I tried a washer (OK, maybe it wasn't big enough,
but it was all I had with me), but it still didn't seem secure enough.

Thanks!

Barbara Richmond


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: Crushed damper stop rail


>> I was wondering what your favorite methods were of dealing with grand
>> damper stop rails that have been tightened so much that the wood has been
>> crushed by the screws, making any fine adjustment, well.....impossible.
>> What have you done?  Just replace them (sigh) or would gluing in some
>> sort of shim or filler do the job?
>>  Thanks,
>>  Barbara Richmond, RPT
>
> Put a washer under the screw head for a bigger contact area, and to bridge
> the locally crushed spot. Then, after getting the thing adjusted to your
> satisfaction, drive a few brads in (head proud so they can be pulled later
> if necessary) to lock it in.
>
> Ron N
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