[pianotech] Rubber Grommets !!!!

[Carl Teplitski]

Unbelievable timing.  This AM I was out to tune a little old Kimball , and encountered 
a similar situation.  Tried to adjust one of the grommets, but thought better of it as I
could feel that the chances of not breaking up these beauties was slim.  I did manage 
to move one just enough to make it work ? !  Pointed out the problem to customer, and
told her I would investigate .  I 'm sure that they would have to be replaced, also. 
 Would like to know where, or more correctly, " if " they are still available.  

Please advise as to where you were able to get same.

Carl  , Winnipeg, Canada.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gerald Groot 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rubber Grommets !!!!


  Hello all,

   

  Just finished the job in my shop.  They are the square nuts.  I used Liquid Wrench and let it set for a while to help unfreeze them from their rusty frozen places.  As expected, all of the rubber crumbled even before taking it out of the piano and the rest while removing them from the stickers.  I managed to get all of the nuts off OK using the regulating tool for these things on a drill clamping the sticker wires with a vice grip to hold them firmly in place.  ZIIIIP off they came.    Put the new ones one the same way.  

   

  Fortunately, I had no problems with the new nuts fitting properly.  I've replaced a boat load of these over the years and so far, knock on wood, have not encounted any screwy sizes as mentioned in another post.  I also used some Protek MLP on the threads to assist the new ones so they wouldn't bind while being turned on.  

   

  The most difficult part of this whole job was removing all of the rust.  I wound up using my dremmel with a wire brush on the prongs in the keys.  Then, I put the round brass thing that we use to clean the barrel of a gun in my drill and gently cleaned out the inside of the U in the prongs.  Then, I used 4-0 steel wool on the threads on the stickers going around them.  The fingers get sore after a while though!   

   

  Boy, everything is cheap today too.  5 out of the set of brand new grommets had the nuts half way out or sideways in them.  Luckily, they send extra's.  

   

  Thanks for the advice. You might say, this job is NUTS!  

   

  Jer

   

  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of JWyatt1492 at aol.com
  Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:33 AM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: [pianotech] Rubber Grommets !!!!

   

  Hello Gerald,

   

   

     Kimball used two types of rubber grommets.

  you did not say which. 

     One was by Pratt - Read with a  square top 

  and the other was built by Wood-- Brooks with 

  the  round or "dough-nut " grommets.  

   

     While It is necessary to remove the metal screws 

  on  the P--- Read to replace the grommets it is not  

  necessary to remove the metal screws on the Wood 

  ---Brooks.

   

   

  Regards to All !!

  Jack Wyatt

  Dallas,

   


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