Replacement Damper Pedal

[Leonard Childs]

At 07:48 AM 4/1/96 -0700, you wrote:
>I have a client who owns a 1918 Marshall and Wendell vertical with a broken
>damper (soft) pedal.  None of the supply catalogs (Schaff, APSCO) show
>anything near what this looks like.  It has a vertical ring at the rear of
>the pedal into which the trap lever fits and is held secure by a screw.  The
>trap lever (round steel) lies just above the bottom board...maybe 1/2 inch or
>so.  Is a replacement available and, if so, from whom?  I'm even considering
>taking what is there and having the missing part (from the horn out and taken
>from another pedal) welded.  Is this practical?  Any suggestions gratefully
>received. (Other than "burn the bugger!". I've already thought of that.)
> E-mail me direct if you so choose.  Thanks.
>
>Ralph Black
>Nashville
>RalphBl@aol.com
>Ralph, I have had different pedals welded for years, sometimes that is the only
solution around this kind of problem.  If the person welding the pedal hasn't
done so, you might have to sand the pedal smooth, and spray it the color needed.

Lenny Childs, RPT
lenny@stic.net