Piano is a "refurbished" (yeah, right) 1889 Decker Bros (~175cm) grand. Two most major issues are damper and jack regulations. I think I've figured out the dampers... the wire enters the lift flange through the top (like typical modern ones) but instead of a set screw, they emerge into a cutout area with a static pin to the left of the wire, and a drop-screw-looking-thing to the right. I was able to just grab the wire above the flange and move it up and down, but wondered what the drop-screw thing is all about. Other issue is jack regulation. Modern repetitions (to use WNG terminology which makes more sense to me than "wippen", and there's no confusion regarding how to spell it) have a jack regulating screw. This action does not, and as you can see from the photo of the jack tops in the "refurbished" action, a bit of regulation is still needed. Is it simply a matter of determining the "best" thickness of felt to glue in and hope the "refurbisher" didn't use epoxy on the layers of red (and occasional green) replacements? And what sort of felt should I use? The third picture is for your whimsical entertainment and enjoyment. I'm thinking it must have been a hot summer day (which is a refreshing thought here today!) Thanks! Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091209/013212b9/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: damperLifterFlanges.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 44005 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091209/013212b9/attachment-0003.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: jackAlignment.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 110508 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091209/013212b9/attachment-0004.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: damperLifters.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 86305 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091209/013212b9/attachment-0005.jpg>
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