spoon adjusting without the tool??

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Brian:
    If you remove the key(s) from the notes you want to adjust, and remove the bridle tapes, you can push the wippen downwards to bend the spoon forward (away from you, toward the back of the  piano).  To recover the bend that went too far, lift the wippen while pushing the top of the damper lever with a screwdriver or other tool.  Be careful with this, because it puts a lot of pressure on the damper lever and flange.  I would not recommend this if the action is very old, and especially if it has plastic flanges.  
    It's a procedure that I would reserve for only a few notes that just needed a little tweaking.  Better to bite the bullet, get out the proper tool, and do it right.  Good luck.
    FWIW.
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe And Penny Goss 
To: Pianotech List
Sent: 09/22/2007 6:01:15 AM 
Subject: Re: spoon adjusting without the tool??


Hi Brian,
Its a push pull that I remember. Dont like it myself as it can break parts. DAMHIK drop action spinet!
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: David and Jean Weiss 
To: Pianotech List 
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: spoon adjusting without the tool??


Good article. it's in February 2007, page 20.  

David Weiss
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Brian Doepke 
To: 'Pianotech List' 
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 7:22 AM
Subject: spoon adjusting without the tool??


Hello
Does anyone recall the month of a recent article in the Journal on how to adjust spoons without a tool?  I needed to use the technique recently but couldn’t remember how to do it, and I can’t find my Journal that has the procedure in it.
 
Thank you,
 
Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)
R.P.T. (Registered Piano Technician)
AAA Piano Works, Inc.
Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults
260.417.1298
260.432.2043
    www.aaapianoworks.com
 
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