Question from a rank amatuer

[David Ilvedson]

You can always try something and see what happens...I'm not clear on the spoon through the jack?   Usually there is a spoon behind the jack which stops the jacks position under the knuckle...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California






Original message
From: "Christopher Thomas" 
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net, "Pianotech List" 
Received: 5/8/2006 9:20:19 AM
Subject: RE: Question from a rank amatuer


This is a grand, and I have been following the thread over the weekend with great interest (as you could imagine). As Joe Garrett suggests, there are many anomalies with this design, and the knuckle he describes is exactly as it is in this piano. As you probably already know, the whippens use a spoon going through the jack that I think is the drop adjustment. The jack has a horizontal spring. Any suggestions on adjusting this?
 
Chris Thomas




From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:44 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: Re: Question from a rank amatuer


".... has been restoring a 1910 Brambach piano."
 
Is  this  a Grand or  an  Upright???  Need  to know!  If  it's  a grand,  there are  some  anomolies  with  the Brambach,  that  I can  answer,  as I  own  one,  that  is  a "loner piano",  that  MUST be up to snuff.  Keeping  it that  way  does  present  challenges, even  for me.<G>
Keep in mind that Brambach pianos, in  general,  were  inexpensive  pianos,  made  to  "fly out  the door"!<G>  Some  of   the engineering  and materials were  truly  suspect,  IMO. They can  be decent, however.
Regards,
 
 
Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I
 
 
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