Loose damper lever weights

[Farrell]

Hi Newton. What are gas pliers and where can one find them?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Loose damper lever weights


> Hi Clyde,
> 
> Quick fix 1
> 
> Raise the damper stop rail as far as it will go and tighten just one
> screw to hold it there.
> 
> Raise three dampers on either side of the bad weight so you have room to
> work.  Move the weight out about half way and lay a bead of CA glue
> along the out surface of the lead then push it into place and wipe off
> any excess CA.  DO the same of r the other loose ones then put it all
> back together again.
> 
> Quick fix 2
> 
> Take a small thing, ball bearing, BB, small screw, whatever, and CA it
> to a pair of gas pliers.  Raise the other dampers as before and use the
> pliers to swage the leads until they hold.
> 
> If you take the screws out you will need a screw holder to get them
> back.  The supply houses sell on that is long, the end pushes in and the
> other end four hooks come out to hold the screw head.  Get the screw
> started then remove the holder and finish tightening with a screw
> drive.  You can turn the holder to get the screw started.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Newton