<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: center center; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px; COLOR: #000080; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" text=#000080 vLink=#0000ff aLink=#0000ff link=#0000ff bgProperties=fixed bgColor=#92c1d3 background=cid:410-2200571112350435621@13071999 scroll=yes SIGCOLOR="0"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Does the action have an additional rail with flanges attached to the end of each key by a piece of thin red action cloth? If so, the top part of the action lifts right off that. then you have to slide the "extra" rail forward to unlock it from the action supports on either end. If you need to actually remove that rail and flanges, or get the keys out, you need to loosen the small brass screw at the end of each key JUST A LITTLE and slip the connecting action cloth out from under the little brass flange thingy that's holding it. And you have to do that 88 times. Putting it back is just the opposite. I suppose one could remove all the keys and the rail as one assembly but putting it all back is nightmarish. It's just a fussy little extra set of steps to unhook them and rehook them later, but it really doesn't take too long.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I can't visualize what you're saying about the dampers. Please describe more or shoot a picture.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wwilliams11@nycap.rr.com href="mailto:wwilliams11@nycap.rr.com">WAYNE WILLIAMS</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 07/11/2005 5:54:58 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kranich and Bach Upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR: auto; PADDING-TOP: 0px" vAlign=top width="100%"> <DIV>Hi:</DIV> <DIV>I am working on a ca. 1930 Kranich and Bach piano and have been for two years. I have never seen and damper mechanism like is, with the wire imbedded right in the back of the lever. Very strange. And getting the action out is like pulling teeth. Any suggestions? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 07/11/05 10:56:49</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: Kranich and Bach Upright</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>By the way, have you ever worked on a Kran=<BR>ich<BR>and Bach upright?=0D<BR>=0D<BR>Wayne =0D<BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Affectionately known as "Kronically Bach"!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=IncrediStamp><SPAN dir=ltr><A href="http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54475"><IMG alt="Add FUN to your email - CLICK HERE!" hspace=0 src="http://www2.incredimail.com/contents/stamps/imstp_emo_en.gif" align=baseline border=0></A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>