<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font face="Arial">Ah yes, there were some nice large German overdamper pianos at that period.  Some of the big Bluthners had an arrangement of damper heads on dowels with a long adjustment screw through them, with which you could regulate the damper head.  Otherwise, as Richard suggests, the long "birdcage" wire can be screwed into or out of the lever at the top.  Easy to break if stuck though; Richard's suggestion of lubrication good to keep in mind.<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> <br> <br> </font> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/11/2012 02:01, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</a> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.4032.1353722494.4133.pianotech@ptg.org" type="cite"> <div><font face="Arial">Richard: Thanks for your advice. This piano is a family heirloom, and they wanted it to be made playable again. It is an 1890 vintage German Neuman, with a full plate sort of a transitional version of the upright. I have seen one other German birdcage of this vintage, and it was similar.</font></div> <div><font color="#000000" face="Arial">Patrick C. Poulson</font></div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>