<HTML>In a message dated 6/13/02 3:09:57 PM Central Daylight Time, Tvak@AOL.COM writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So, my question is: What would be simpler/easier?  Replacing the damper levers WITH damper wires? (Putting the old damper heads on the new wires and bending every darn one of them) or replacing the damper levers withOUT damper wires and inserting the old wires into the new damper levers?   I guess my real question is:  how are damper wires attached to the levers, by glue, or just sticking 'em in there?  I can't imagine how difficult or easy this might be, never having done it or thought about it before.</BLOCKQUOTE> The damper levers come with wires. So you have to not only take the wires out of the plastic ones from the I&P, but also out of the new ones. If you think that is easier and faster than bending the new wires, then go for it. Personally I would bend the wires. Take each one, match it up with a new one, and duplicate the bends using a wire bending tool. In either case, You're going to have to do some adjustments in the piano when you get done. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> A secondary issue/question: I'll be replacing the plastic jacks, too. I'm thinking it'll be easier/quicker to replace the flanges too.  Just soak the old ones off and glue the new ones on.  Agree? </BLOCKQUOTE> If you've got plastic jacks, you're most likely to have plastic wippen flanges. To take the time to replace the jacks might take more time that to replace the entire wippen. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Thanks.  I'm waiting for a response before I order the parts.  (So answer me QUICK, darnit!) Tom Sivak P.S. The difference in price between the above options is negligible, and th erefore not an issue.   </XMP> </BLOCKQUOTE> Wim </HTML>