Dave, I think that Kimball at one time used a steel-wire spring which ran parallel to, and behind (next to the rail) the lifter rod itself. These had a nasty habit of snapping off and disappearing, usually a long time ago. Try looking to see if, perhaps, there is the remnant of some such thing. It should be easy enough to add a dummy lever, if needed. Good luck. Horace At 07:14 PM 3/17/97 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 97-03-15 18:41:14 EST, you write: > ><< List, > > I am finishing up my Kimball Upright project and have found that > the lifter rod is not returning fully. Often there is a dummy > damper lever to return the rod but not on this beast. Any ideas > as I look into installing a dummy damper lever, which seems the > best way at this moment. >> > >David: I have had this problem and have installed various springs in the past >to the lifter rod and other places to over come it. I would check the lifter >rod and make sure it floats easily. In other words out of the piano, check >the rod to see if it falls away from the dampers easily. If not, time to >check the hanger bushings and lubricate or ream if necessary. If this not the >case, check all linkages up to the rod and make sure that the pedal rod full >retracts. Spring under pedal, etc. Make sure the felt on the action rail >allows the rod to come back far enough from the damper levers to allow them >to seat fully on the strings. That would be the goal. I guess you knew that. >Yours Truly, Sam G. Chicago. > > Horace Greeley Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 415.725.9062 LiNCS help line: 415.725.4627
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