Kranich and Bach upright

[Wayne M. Williams]

Dear Alan:
Thank you for responding to my plea!

If you can see the above picture, this hammer mechanism and double flange is connected to a single rail and the damper mechanism attaches to the other side of the double flange; a rather unusual arrangement.

The stickers are long and are attached to a large whippen. When I return the action to the piano, the long stickers do not line up with the capstan screws. Could I have changed the alignment when I leveled all the keys dips? Any practical suggetions?

Thanks again.
Wayne Williams
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alan R. Barnard 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:44 PM
  Subject: Re: Kranich and Bach upright


  I feel your pain and hear your plea but your question, if there is one, is too broad and vague. K&Bs can be a little quirky to work on but don't let it defeat you. 

  I assume this piano has wooden rocker capstans and may also have a short secondary set of stickers, on their own rail attached to the piano, not the action, and that these little "stickerettes" are attached to the ends of the keys. Is this correct?

  Wiggling hammers and dampers suggest that the center pins have floated halfway out of each flange. If so, you will see them peeking out. Or the flange bushings have worn away or fallen out or some such. The only good fix is to repin with a larger center pin and rebush where necessary. Not a particularly difficult job but it will take considerable time.

  When you say the action won't line up right, what are you describing? Are the brackets sitting properly on the support ball bolts? Important check in an older piano: Are the screws tight on all the rails? Are any of the rails split?

  Come back, over ...

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, MO
  Joshua 24:15






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  Original message
  From: "Wayne M. Williams" 
  To: "Pianotech List" 
  Received: 07/26/2006 7:33:32 AM
  Subject: Re: Kranich and Bach upright


  Hello everyone:
  I have this Kranich and Bach upright made in New York ca. 1910, and I have found it a "Pandoras Box" to fix. It has wiggling hammers and dampers. I leveled all the keys and now the action won't even line up right. PLEASE HELP!!

  Wayne Williams
  Schroon Lake, NY
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