Pratt Read Question

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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You're right, all the plastic in the piano is going to be crumbling. =
Most people run from situations like this, as we've been in your =
position before. Replacing all the plastic with wood is going to be very =
very time consuming and costly for the customer, and most of these just =
aren't worth the work.  Sorry to have to tell you this.

Kevin.
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  From: trc3j@juno.com=20
  To: experts@ptg.org ; pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:06 AM
  Subject: Pratt Read Question


    I have a Pratt Read action that needs much attention and I am still =
quite
    new at this. It looks like a great opportunity to learn by doing but =
I
    could definitely use some guidance.=20
    The flanges, damper levers, and back checks are all plastic. Many of =
the
    back checks were broken off when I opened the piano. They all appear =
to
    be very brittle and I suspect that a light twist would break the =
rest of
    them one by one. At least three of the jack flanges are broken and =
one
    damper lever is also broken. It appears obvious to me that a =
complete
    replacement of the back checks is in order and the other broken =
parts as
    well. It is my concern that as I get into it that I am going to find =
more
    if not all of the rest of the plastic to be as brittle.=20

    What say Ye?

    Tim



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