I brought my upright piano tilter along just in case this was it....but it wasn't. For those who didn't see the post yesterday announcing the answer to this puzzler, here it is. ....and the winner is: Alan Bernard. The action rail split at the treble-most damper rod hanger bracket (the one that bears the brunt of the push from the dowel). Taking out lost motion by turning the nut down only provided more leverage to split the rail further, so that highest bracket moved up and down with the kindling it is attached to (rather than staying put like its supposed to so that the damper rod rotates). Thanks to everyone who responded to this. It has been yet another learning experience! Alan E. -----Original Message----- From: tune4u at earthlink.net To: reggaepass at aol.com Sent: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 4:35 PM Subject: Re: puzzler: vertical damper pedal problem Aha (?) ... split action rail that holds the damper rod hardware? Alan Barnard -----Original Message----- From: centipod at mac.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 2:17 PM Subject: puzzler: vertical damper problem Screws stripping out on the bottom board on the piano, creating lost motion as the bottom gradually lowers? Allen Wright 6 Clay Court, 219 Long Lane London SE1 4PB United Kingdom 020 7378 8265 0780-688-1325 (mobile) = ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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