Damper puzzle

[Thomas D. Seay, III]

>A thirty year old J&C Fischer console exhibits asymmetrical damper
>lift(even but tilted)
>accompanied by a creepy groan when the pedal is depressed.  The problem
>was not a broken rod hanger and the groan had nothing to do with the
>trap work.  The rod underfelt was fine and the levers were okay.
>
>What did I find?
>
>Warren

The "even but tilted lift" part makes me guess that perhaps the wooden
action rails have come unglued and the dampers are now attached to a
floating rail.

Tom Seay, RPT

Tom Seay
School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin