<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Hi,Tom and Baoli!  A few years ago I had to deal with a situation when Mason-Hamlin  aa made in the 1930-th was dropped on it’s underside and all trap levers were brocken in many pieces..No welding could help..3 lawers were already on this case..Bouncing between Mason and Hamlin,all our suppliers didn’t help..Thanx to Paul Monaccino,he gave  me the contact to Ramsey people..Thay have original castings saved from 1930-th’s.In 2 weeks I had received the whole assembly and it worked like a charm…All you had to do is supply them with 4-digit numbers stamped on each lever,that’s crucial…Since that occurance,I had to use their services a few more times getting absolete parts for older pianos....Ramsey’s manager Mr.Hart is the most helpful gentleman..Any pedal levers and a lot of piano hardware is made by Ramsey’s for the whole <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> piano industry… I wish Ramsey representative can be invited to teach a class about their manufacturing  for future Convention.They presented wonderful class about 20 years ago.. I hope,this information will help you and other techs for the future..<o:p></o:p>  See you in Kansas     Isaac Sadigursky, RPT<o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Cole Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:08 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Shift lever for Mason BB<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Baoli, Others have solved the problem of replacement, but I wonder if some attention should be put to preventing it from happening again. If it is in a college/university situation, the forces applied to the trapwork might be much more than M & H anticipated. I don't remember what the system looks like but can imagine a well-placed capstan could take the strain off the shift lever. Tom Cole baoli liu wrote: <o:p></o:p> <pre wrap="">Shift lever(for left pedal) of  Mason & Hamlin BB<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>broke.Called Mason factory,can not help.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>any resource?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Baoli Liu<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>__________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Do You Yahoo!?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://mail.yahoo.com">http://mail.yahoo.com</a> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>  <o:p></o:p></pre></div> </body> </html>