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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have replaced dampers in 3 of these =
grands and
found that both thick hide glue and thickened shellac. Work well. =
Allow
the hot hide glue to thicken in the glue pot. Heat some shellac to =
"cook
off" most of the alcohol. Be careful! It ignites easily. My =
eyebrows
are growing back.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rrg@unlv.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">Robert =
Goodale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 12, 2002 =
12:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chickering quarter =
grands</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm thinking perhaps a few drops of shellac in the =
flange/head
where the wire goes in might be enough to lock it in. I've seen =
this
work very well in other situations. It swells the wood just a =
little bit
and then hardens but it won't stick so it is still easily adjustable
later.<BR><BR>Rob Goodale, RPT<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR><BR><BR><BR>Larry =
Lobel
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=3>I restored one of these a =
couple of
years ago, and recently went back to tune it. I noticed the =
damper
heads are all askew and have been thinking about how to fix =
this. The
damper wires are screw-threaded at both ends; that is, into the top =
flange
on the bottom and into the head on top, so they're free to rotate =
and don't
stay aligned to the strings. I hesitate to do anything that =
would
permanently lock them in place, like gluing them, which would make =
it
difficult for the next rebuilder to deal with. Anyone have any =
suggestions for this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I agree these were nicely built =
pianos, but
the tone on the one I restored is weak and antiquated, like =
pianos
built in before 1860, especially in the high =
treble.
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Larry Lobel<BR>Virtuoso Piano
Service<BR>Petaluma, California 94952 USA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">(707) 762-5800 or (707)
529-9676</FONT></DIV>
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