Susan Kline wrote: > > Well, if it wasn't a floating rail, or the hangers, but the rod was hanging > unevenly, that only leaves the retainers for the hangers. Bushing wadded up > so the hanger was above or below a double layer? Screw hole for a hanger > mount stripped, so that some _ignorant person_ made a new one the wrong > place? A retainer put in UPSIDE DOWN for some inadequate reason? That groan > usually comes when the action is shifting, which is why I guessed a broken > action bracket. I'm beginning to think the groan is coming from all of us. :-) You've got it Susan, It was the hanger bracket directly over the push rod! It was in perfect condition but not attached correctly! _________________________________ ___ | bracket (____________(____ \ | __________________________ | \ | Hanger | (____X___________________0_) | | | |_______^___________________^_____| | | | | Screw was here Not Here where it belonged The screw was being stripped out, which caused the groan. The movement of the push rod and damper rod caused the bracket to swivel 30 degrees counter-clockwise and the damper rod to bend away from the wood rail causing the other end to do the opposite and the bass rod to mirror the treble rod's movements. It really looked wierd! But wierdest of all, was the fact that this was a factory installation screw-up that apparently gave some satisfactory amount of service initially before the twisting force of those hard stomps loosened it up! Thanks for all the answers Warren It's fixed now! I put 2 screws in that rascal. It ain't goin' nowhere! Warren -- Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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