>How did you get the damper action out of the piano? Was it unstrung? > >Dale Probst & Elizabeth Ward >Registered Piano Technicians >Ward & Probst, Inc. >Piano & Organ Service >Wichita Falls, TX Sorry! Yes, thank heavens, it was unstrung. ><< When I first approached the piano, I didn't know where to start. I tried > unscrewing a damper, and it was very hard to get it to turn, and the plate > was in the way. I wanted to save the heads and old wires (this was a very > low budget job). I also didn't want to weaken the 100-year-old underlever > centers. I discovered that once I had loosened the damper tray, etc., and > taken out the damper guide rail screws, I could JUST slide the whole mess > out of the action cavity, and take it home to the bench, damper guide rails > hanging on the wires. It literally rubbed, but it came out. At home, without > the plate in the way, it was much easier to twist out the wires without > wrecking anything. > > Good luck! > > Susan Kline >> Susan Kline skline@proaxis.com P.O. Box 1651, Philomath, OR 97370 "Nature favors the hidden flaw."
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