Replacement hammer springs

[Jerry Cohen]

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Elwood,

 

Just remove a few of the dampers and slip them over a few of the pins. That
will prevent the guide rail from slipping off.  Use a few bungee cords to
hold the stickers forward. Now the action will come out just like a direct
blow.

 

Jerry Cohen

NJ Chapter

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Elwood Doss, Jr.
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 8:10 PM
To: Pianotech List; Tom Driscoll
Subject: Re: Replacement hammer springs

 

Hey Tom,

It has the pickup fingers with the guide rail, but it looked the guide rail
was attached to the keybed and not attached to the action frame.  I was
afraid that if I tried to remove the guide rail that the pins that go up
through the guide rail bushings would slip of the rail.  The Acrosonic was
built in '53.  Anyone had a problem with that year Acrosonic?

Joy!

Elwood 

 

Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
145 Fine Arts Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
731-881-1852

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Tom Driscoll <mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net>  

To: 'Pianotech' <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>  

Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 4:53 PM

Subject: RE: Replacement hammer springs

 

 

 

To: Joe Garrett; pianotech
Subject: Re: Replacement hammer springs

 

Hey Joe,

Gee, that sounds good.  "Just leave it alone if you can't fix it right."
Let me remind you that this is an Acrosonic spinet and pulling the hammer
spring rail would be a lengthy and arduous task.  Leave it alone--it would
be nice to do it--I would too, if I could, but how do I get the hammer to
return to the hammer rest rail without the hammer butt spring to push it
back?  Leave it alone?  I don't think so!

Joy!

Elwood

 

Elwood,

            Just a quick observation here---

            If this is an acro with the pickup fingers and the guided rail,
then action removal is not arduous at all.

            The merits of repair --not repair aside, you can take this
action out in about ten minutes (check for broken bridles -- so you can get
it back in! ) 

Tom Driscoll


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