[pianotech] [Files] Bell upright piano. ("The iron Giant" !)

[Dean May]

So what does the cord anchor to? I assume the spring anchor to the jack
somewhere, and the cord somehow ties it to the hammer butt? 

Dean

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Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [pianotech] [Files] Bell upright piano. ("The iron Giant" !)

Marc,
That's the one. For our listees who have not seen this action ---
In your pic the cord looks broken and the spring is pointing toward the let
off screw eye. When the cord is intact the spring runs upward and parallel
to the jack.
Thanks for the picture,
Tom D.


Bell's are usually very nice pianos.

I'm working on one right now. It's has the Illimitable Repeating Action.
I've attached a picture of the jack with a slot in it. It's a real pain to
repair but it does repeat much faster.


Marc Lanthier

One feature I did not notice until today. The jack has a hole in which a
silk cord that is attached to the hammer flange engages a jack mounted
spring. Clear as mud right? I'll try and get a picture.This seems to
duplicate or perhaps augment the jack springs job.
Tom D.