Tight Damper Flanges

[Allan L. Gilreath, RPT]

Tommy,

Are the new ones tight or just the old ones that you took out?  Mic the new
ones and compare to the diameter of the old wire.  Also, was the cut on the
bottom of the old damper wire really rough? That could make them difficult
to get out as could a swaged place on the old wire by the set screw being
tightened so tightly.   David Koelzer will present a class just on dampers
in June wile Michael will instruct on how to replace a complete back action!

Hope this helps,

Allan
Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
Director - TEAM2002
June 26-30, 2002 - Chicago, IL
agilreath@mindspring.com
http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm
Assistant Directors: Gary Neie, RPT - Claude Harding, RPT - Joel Jones,
RPT - Laura Olsen, RPT

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Marcel Carey
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:05 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: RE: Tight Damper Flanges


Drill the holes. It will take you less time to remove the whole tray and
redrill the holes than fussing around trying to regulate tight wires.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC



List:
Removed dampers on 1910 grand piano...will be very hard to install the new
damper.....Help-suggestions-tricks...silicone hole in flange?....wd-40 the
hole?...proteck the hole?....acetone the hole?....drill out the hole????...a
great, great  number of these damper wires are too tight. Yes, the screws
that hold the wires in place are backed out, almost completely.

Tommy Black
Decatur, Ala.

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