[pianotech] What kind of action?

[CHARLES BECKER]

Barbara,

I  would point out to the customer the possibility that these cords may 
break in the future.  That way when they do start to break it won't be a 
surprise to your customer.

All things being equal these actions function fairly well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] What kind of action?



Thank you for the heads up, Charles.

There is one broken cord, but there was a Christmas tree light bulb wedged 
in right there. I cleaned up the action and tugged fairly hard on the 
springs--nothing broke. That would be a good enough test, wouldn't it? This 
is only the second action of this type that I've serviced--when Brambach was 
mentioned, it rang a bell. The first time was about 20 years ago. That one 
had a case of crumbling hammer shanks, among other things. The piano was 
toast. The worst part was the farmer backed into my car and his trailer 
hitch did a number on my bumper and then, the next day when I went out to my 
car, it had a flat tire (a big nail I picked up...somewhere). Yeah, it was 
memorable.

This is one of those hard-luck cases--limited funds, etc. But I would prefer 
that their hard luck didn't turn into my hard luck...

Thanks,

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CHARLES BECKER" <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:06:39 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [pianotech] What kind of action?


Barbara

make sure you test the silk cords holding the rep lever spring. Even though 
they may look o.k., they
can start to break as you adjust the spring tension.

I know that there is info in the archives on silk cord replacement. You will 
be glad you did.