[pianotech] plastic damper flanges

[Rob McCall]

Thanks Joe!

Lots of great and useful information! Although, it seems pretty scary to me that you can identify the specific action part from a small photo...  :-)

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875

On Jan 02, 2012, at 10:44 , Joseph Garrett wrote:

> Rob,
> What you have is Pratt-Read S-2 Action parts. Because the damper lever is
> so short, the alignment is not as critical compared to a full size action.
> As Del said, it's a matter of lining up the levers by the damper felt type
> and the "spread" of the wire bends. I've found that it is actually easier
> to remove all of the hammers and hammer spring rail when re-installing the
> levers. Makes for easier fine bending of the wires in alignment. Of course
> get the damper felt to go straight into the wire. And, adjust the lift
> before anything else, (unless it's way out of wack.<G>)
> I'm amazed that there are still some of these actions that haven't been
> junked or repaired! I think they breed freely when we're not looking.<G>
> i.e. gremlins!
> Although, the damper flange replacement is the more difficult of the
> "plastic flange" debacle, it's still pretty straight forward. 
> Regards,
> Joe
> 
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
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