>Dear List, > >I'm working on an old Cable upright player. I've seen the following >problem in the past. When the horizontal damper lifter rod (the one behind >the dampers) is lifted, the bass dampers lift first, then the tenor. >Finally the treble dampers lift hardly at all. Is this rail bent from >years of use or are the felt bushings which hold the pivot points bad? I'm >hoping to get some idea of the more likley cause before I really get into >this thing. > >Thanks to all, >Bob Sadowski RPT >Erie,PA. Bob, Perhaps someone else has ventured this and I missed it, but .... maybe the hangers(one or more) are just broken. They usually break flush with the rod. It's an easy fix. Paul E. Dempsey Piano Tuner/Technician Marshall University Huntington, WV dempsey@ramlink.net
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