[pianotech] Question about an old action damper and jack

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Wed Dec 9 17:23:38 MST 2009


Huh? So does turning the screw move the damper up/down? Seems to me it would
move it in/out (front/rear).
Paul

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:

> paul bruesch wrote:
>
>> Piano is a "refurbished" (yeah, right) 1889 Decker Bros (~175cm) grand.
>>
>> Two most major issues are damper and jack regulations. I think I've
>> figured out the dampers... the wire enters the lift flange through the top
>> (like typical modern ones) but instead of a set screw, they emerge into a
>> cutout area with a static pin to the left of the wire, and a
>> drop-screw-looking-thing to the right. I was able to just grab the wire
>> above the flange and move it up and down, but wondered what the drop-screw
>> thing is all about.
>>
>
> It's a rack and pinion adjustment system! Honest.
>
> Ron N
>
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