damper spoon problem

[Jon Page]

Thick CA glue will nail it in place. Use a shim along side it.
Is the 'funny sound' which she is complaining about the
knocking of the spoon or damper not lifting correctly?
Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 03:32 AM 10/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>A while back I asked for help diagnosing a damper problem.  I needed to
>replace one spoon, because the head had broken off.  I did the repair this
>week and the customer is telling me now that that note sounds "funny".
> Question:  the spoon I used to replace the broken one was from a junker
>piano and fit in the hole very loosely.  What kind of glue should I have used
>to secure it?  Or should I have gotten a spoon with a larger shaft?  This is
>getting frustrating, because every time I pull the action on this lovely
>little Wurlitzer, putting it back in snugly is murder.  I would like the next
>fix to be the last.  Oh for words of wisdom!
>
>Karen  Johnson
>Rochester, MN
>
>


Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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