damper squeek/scraping spoons

[David Renaud]

   Good info.  thanks.

   Do the Walters considered this a warranty item.

   I had suggested to the client moving the rails 
up a bit. Plug holes, move hinges. A tiny bit of
clearance could be gained. Also rebush. If I rebush
alone it may fix it for a while, but it will come
back.

   Yes I will write them directly, but since you know
they are aware of the problem, perhaps you are aware
of their preferred fix, and if they will cover it.
The client is on me about it, does not want to pay,
They want me to be responsible to call the dealer out
of town, and make arrangements if it is covered.
Too much admin. for the size of the problem.
The admin. time is worth more then the fix.
Could stop winning, and just fix it as the cost of
doing business. But, done enough of that.

                     Cheers
                     Dave Renaud
                     RPT




--- Richard Raskob <raskobrg@spinn.net> wrote:
> Hi
 Kevin and Charles know about it.  The newer Walters
have changed to a split lifter rail and not a double
rail system found on the ones you have
serviced.
      Richard Raskob RPT
 
> -----Original Message-----
> My squeak was also a Walter.  Maybe we should tell
> Charles about this!
> 
> dave
> 
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> 
> On 2/23/02 at 3:10 PM David Renaud wrote:
> 
> >David M. Porritt wrote:
> >> The damper lifter rod is scraping across the tops
> of the spoons.  Is that what you found?
> >
> >Bingo
> >
> >There is very very little clearence bettween the
> >spoons
> >and the lift rod. When the rod bushings were new It
> >may
> >have been ok but with a normal 10 years wear on
> them
> >they have a little bit of play, and the rail
> scrapes
> >the tops of the spoons.
> >
> >Had not seen this one before.
> >Perhaps I should I move the rail up 1mm,
> >plug and redrill for the rod hinges, then rebush,
> >there a little room to do this
> >
> >The piano is a Walters upright, havn't seen this
> one
> >in Ottawa before. Nice instrument. Great sounding
> >upright.
> >
> >                            Cheers
> >                            Dave Renaud
> >                            RPT


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