This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Ray, I resurrected a Heintzman, with the same problem, the action had been manufactured in the U.S., in the 50's. I got the parts from Schaff, and they went on with no problem that I can remember, I don't believe the damper levers were plastic, just the flanges, backchecks and jacks. Replacing all the plastic parts, is the only way to go. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray T. Bentley To: Pianotech Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:40 AM Subject: Jesse French Plastic Yesterday, I had to disappoint a 90 plus year old lady by telling her that her piano is unusable (no use to tune it) at this time because of plastic parts failure in her Jesse French piano. It's probably a large console with a case designed like a studio with the entire top lifting up much like many Baldwin Hamiltons. It appears to be from the early 50's, though Pierce doesn't give any dates for it. Over 30 back checks are completely gone with a half dozen or so having been replaced with wood at some time in the past. At present there are another six or eight damper levers (plastic, too) that are broken. The question: Are parts available to fit this action to repair it? I told her that it would probably take a commitment of several hundred dollars to replace all of the plastic, even if suitable wooden replacements are available. She and I both feel that given the age of both the piano and the client, that repairs are probably not economically feasible. I feel that repairing only those that are broken at this time will not produce long lasting satisfaction, as other parts will no doubt continue to break in the future. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks to all. Ray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ray T. Bentley, RPT Registered Piano Tuner-Technician Alton, IL ray@bentley.net www.ray.bentley.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/03/55/d3/99/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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