Mysterious after ring

[Clyde Hollinger]

Patrick:

Sorry I have no ideas about what the problem is, but my gut feeling is
that when you find it, it will be something simple, if they were fine
for so long and now suddenly there is a problem.  So I wouldn't be too
hasty to go to a lot of work until you are certain there is no other
way.

Clyde Hollinger

barre46@ibm.net wrote:
> 
> Hi Patrick
> 
> If the dampers are not seating on the strings and you have lost motion on the pedal
> rod and the damper spoons, the damper lift rod could be the culprit. Is there a
> foreign object fallen behind it holding it out?
> 
> Norman Barrett
> Memphis, TN
> 
> CCLPianos@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> > List,
> >         The piano Chickering console, aprox 44" 1930's. Nice piano, well cared for
> > and has been used at least twice. Hasn't had a damper problem until recently.
> > Now all of a sudden the Dampers will not seat on the strings, in spite of
> > having exceptionally good springs, adequate lost motion in the pedal rods,
> > adequate lost motion in the whip/capstan, adequate lost motion with the damper
> > spoon, etc. With the pedal rods out, and the action frame snagged tight, I
> > still get after ring. It's annoying, so it must be repaired/regulated.
> >         Before I go tearing it apart and resetting the damper action are there any
> > words of wisdom concerning such matters?
> > Patrick Wethington