At 12:40 pm -0400 20/8/06, Amanda Welsh wrote: >...I have a Bell piano with an illimitable action that I am trying >to regulate/recondition, and I'm wondering if anyone knows if >replacement jacks are available for this type of action. All of the >springs on the jacks in the bass and high treble sections are >missing, as well as the thread loops... > >I am wondering if it's possible, and worth the time to replace the >jacks/loops so the piano keeps this type of action... If it's something similar to the picture below, then I'd reckon about a day's work to dismantle, (decentre), remove springs, make new phosphor-bronze springs, fit springs, drill out loops, fit new polyester cord loops etc. All the springs and loops will need replacing since the brass has become brittle and the silk has rotted. JD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060821/ce0208fc/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P6B7DEB86.png Type: image/png Size: 41095 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060821/ce0208fc/attachment-0001.png
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