Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem

[Michael Gamble]

That's right, David. You got my "drift"
Michael G.(UK)

-----Original Message-----
From: David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: 15 September 2005 01:43
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re:Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem

He will be calling back about the other ones that start coming out...then
you can charge him...;-]

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "'Pianotech'
Received: 9/14/2005 12:03:26 PM
Subject: Re:Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem


>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)  


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