Kimball Console-broken damper rod hook

[Gordon Holley]

Hi Ron.
I did call Schaff and discussed the problem with Cal.  They do not have the
damper rod hook or I would not have asked for advice from the list.
Thanks anyway.
Regards, Gordon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Dave Davis" <dave at davispiano.com>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: Kimball Console-broken damper rod hook


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>
>> Try Schaff catalog page 107, No. 545 upper right column. Drive it in and 
>> bend it at the proper spot. A possible "field" repair is to use a nail 
>> and JB Weld it into place.
>>  Dave Davis, RPT
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>
> I've always wondered why people dink around with nails instead of just 
> buying a hundred of these things for about $4, splitting the order with 
> three other techs, and everyone will have a lifetime supply. I've probably 
> replaced a dozen or so in 30 years, and only found one instance where the 
> thing wouldn't work because it was shorter than the original.
>
> They make pretty good tooling locater pins too (even rivets), if you're 
> one of those (us) depraved souls who builds jigs and such.
>
> Ron N