> Hello all, > > I've got a client who has a Rieger-Kloss (Bohemia) vertical piano > that has a broken damper rod "hook." The client has the broken off > piece, but I'd like to figure out if it might be better to get a new > lift rod than have the old one welded. In either case, the rod will > have to be removed. > > If anyone on the list knows the proper terminology--in german!--for > damper lift rod, I'd appreciate it. Attempts to make the US > distributors understand what I'm talking about have been fruitless. > > Jurgen, Ric, are you out there??? > > Thanks, > > Dave It's probably a press fit, and will drive out. If the original was 0.135" (maybe a long shot, but worth a check), they're $4.18 per hundred from Schaff - #545. Or find a nail or something close to the original, hammer the end slightly out of round, and drive it into the hole. Bend over, and cut to length. Ron N
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