<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=4>Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I haven't worked on one of those for a while, but as = I remember....You need to take the hammer butt, in front of the damper = lever, out. I think then you can access the screw that holds the damper lever on. = Then, you can access the screw that holds the brass block w/spring. By the way = those brass blocks w/spring attached are still available.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Regards, </DIV> <DIV>Joe G.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" title=imatunr@srvinet.com>Joe = & Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 24, 2001 = 4:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: brass rail</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe It is a Kimball About 1910 or so.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  The repair springs were = attached to the hammer spring rail to give the broken springs for the dampers a chance = to dampen.  The wire used is too stiff so these notes are rather stiff.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The dampers that still work have = springs attached in the usual maner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I need to know is how to take = off and replace the dampers when the slot that is in the brass rail is covered = by the wood of the damper lever.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks as though one needs to = remove the hammer spring rail and take out the dampers and hammers in a section then the = dampers will be able to move forward enough to  get a screw driver on the = screw.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are only two screws = attaching each rail section to the action wood rail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" title=joegarrett@earthlink.net>Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 24, 2001 = 4:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: brass rail</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>We definately need more info here! What make of = piano? Since when does the "damper wire" attach to the rail? etc., etc.:-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" = title=imatunr@srvinet.com>Joe & Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 23, = 2001 9:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> brass rail</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi folks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just needing to know tricks or = repair on a double rail on an upright.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some of the damper wires are = broken and there is no way to get the screw loose that holds the damper wire on the = rail. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does one remove the hammer spring = rail and then the section ( both the dampers and hammers are attached to a = single rail ) to repair?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The last person tied wire to the = hammer spring rail to work the dampers. Sort of works O:(</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>