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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Paul and everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You should be able to remove the individual damper
levers affected by the broken or mangled springs. I don't have any
experience replacing these springs, as none have broken in all my ten years at
the University of Minnesota.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have accidentally dislodged a spring now and
then, but I must have been lucky. I am willing to bet, the springs are
attached with flange cord or pinned into the lever.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remove the individual lever and scope out the
situation. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The process of replacing the tab spring should be
very similar to replacing the spring in the repetition. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In that case, the spring was held in by a nylon
fastener, which looked much like a centerpin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Poire </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>laid off from the U of M. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu
href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 03, 2007 11:22
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] sostenuto tap
springs</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi All,</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>One of our Steinway D's had a problem
this past Saturday (my only day off until the end of the semester!!)
Some of the middle dampers were not engaging when the sos pedal was
depressed. I checked the rod and it was in perfect position. After
putting the action on a table, I noticed a problem; the damper lever sos tabs
were in a down position, then noticed that the springs had "slipped" off the
damper wire flange... A very strange thing I had not seen before. I was
able to use a string hook and grab them from behind the flange and move them
back to the front. A couple of them accidently broke (or bent beyond
use) so the tabs would not spring up. Fortunately for both me and the pianist,
they were two notes she was not going to use in her piece!!! My heart rate
fell dramatically upon this good news :>) </FONT><BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Is there an easy fix to get new springs in them, or am
I stuck with pulling the damper action out and replacing the lever systems on
the broken ones? Very time consuming for 2 springs :>( I also
noticed during this trauma that some of the tabs were a bit sluggish on their
return.. How does one strengthen the springs, or is this possible?
They're made of such thin wire, I would be afraid of breaking more...</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Looking forward to Christmas Break...(or
should I say winter break, holiday break, mental break.....?)</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Thanks</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Paul T. Williams RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
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