[pianotech] V-Bar Dilemma

[Dean May]

Jon

Can you remove the inserts? If so, take them around to some local machine
shops and get quotes on hardened steel replacements. Most of these places
can duplicate just about any shape for a lot less than what you might think.

Please keep us posted with pictures and updates. You may be solving a
problem that a lot of us could benefit from. I service a lot of YCs myself.
Do you know what era this piano was made? In the late 90s they were supposed
to have gone to a brass rod under the capo for a bearing surface. 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Jon Page
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:11 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] V-Bar Dilemma

Here's two pix of the items in question. A channel was milled into the bar
to hold these inserts. To make matters worse, the down bearing leaves
something to be desired too.

I thought they had their act together by then...

Regards,

Jon Page