Old Janssen upright w/ broken action bracket

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"...my husband fell onto the front of it and broke the one action bracket...", ummm, Julie, this is not enough information to warrant the time for free advice :-). First, is he okay? Does he still have the bracket marks? Is this available on YouTube? 

Actually, you're working with poor metal to begin with. A splint as you describe might work as long as it doesn't interfere with action parts on the inside splint piece. This might also be a good application of CA for the splint, along with small machine bolts and nuts. But you're best option is your second one below, aside from the satisfaction of trying a repair which you will probably in your lifetime never have to do again (there are so many nifty skills and techniques that I have in my repertoire that will never have another use except by analogy for diagnosis and problem-solving, which is good enough in itself!). 

Paul

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In a message dated 07/29/07 20:55:37 Central Daylight Time, KeyKat88 writes:
Greetings,

           Last year I was given an old Janssen upright that was just fine. It has age issues, but it plays and some beginner kid would probably like it. I had wanted to throw a regulation on it and card and voice the hammers and sell it. 
         However, my husband fell onto the front of it and broke the one action bracket. Is the only way to fix this to remove it and drill holes to put a splint on it, (on 2 sides)? Can it be repaired?  It didnt affect it's playing, should I just continue on with regulation and sell it...for less of course than I originally wanted to get for it?...What will/can happen if I just dont repair it? 

Julie Gottshall
Reading, PA






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