Terry, try gluing a slip of veneer along the bottom of the jack, you might get lucky and have a strong repair. Roger At 09:04 PM 02/03/00 -0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Was asked today to do some "minor" regulating on an old (1934) (Starr?) >Grand. Turned out the key slip was slightly warped causing some hi treble >keys to stick...fixed that. Then i had to fashion some "pins" to replace 2 >missing brass ones that support the music desk. Then, i noticed when i >depressed the soft pedal, the action moved so far to the right, that the >hammers were now striking the next key up! I found the spring steel return >was very weak, so i bent it; this helped...also, I could tell this problem >had been there for a LONG time, as the string cuts on the hammers showed >that the strike point was not centered, so it didnt take much pressure on >the soft pedal to move the action too far, thus playing the next notes. I >also limited the pedal movement so it wouldn't go so far. Oh..when i first >removed the action, I noiticed a small piece of wood that had apparently >broken off some time before..it was a jack toe/tender. I tried to glue it >back with crazy glue gel, but it wouldn't set...tomorrow I will use hot >glue. This piano is very old and has been sold, so they will be happy if i >can glue the piece back on. I am hoping it will hold up to repeated use. My >other option is to replace the whole jack, but this is a last resort. > >Terry > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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