Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem

[Michael Gamble]

Hello List
I had a weird problem following a tuning session after a 28 month gap on
this 1996 G-157. The client called me back to say: "There's a note hanging
on. Before you tuned it that same note had sticking problems". (Though he
hadn't said anything when I went to tune it.) Sure enough when I looked one
of the damper heads was sticking up. "Ah-ha!" I said "We'll have to have the
action out!" Out slid the action. My first mental comment was "how rough
this keybed is!" "Well, I know it isn't a Yamaha" he said - can this chap
read my mind? There, before our very eyes, was the problem. A damper lever
weight had come out and was sitting benignly on the tail end of one of the
keys. I got a round tooth-pick from the kit and PVe'd the hole, smeared some
on the weight and, using my trusty duck-bill pliers, crimped it back in
place. Within 15 minutes everything was OK. "How much do I owe you?" he
asked. "No charge" I replied - and, as usual... "Let me know if you have any
problems!" I said as I left. :-)
Regards
Michael G.(UK)