Hi Wallace: One problem which has been encountered is that when a damper rod hanger bracket breaks, the dampers will not lift at the same time. Kimball has replacement parts for that case. You still have to punch out the broken part and swedge in the new part. This requires removeing the action, removing the rod etc. Another type of misalignment can happen when the Bass strings in time more nearly conform to the curvature of the upper Agraffe pins and the strings move toward the treble side causing dampers and hammers to be out of alignment. However this is not nearly as bad as the old upright pianos which had wooden V-bar attachments with agraffe pins and notchings similar to bridges which would move to the treble side after the glue joint failed and the wood was depending only upon the 4 screws to hold it in place. It was not quite clear in which way your dampers were not aligned. Is it during lift or is the problem from side to side, or are they twisted or tilted in too much at the top? Jim Coleman, Sr. On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Wallace Scherer wrote: > I have run across several Kimball consoles with the whole bass damper > section misaligned. Has anyone else had that problem? What are the best > ways to correct the problem? > > Wally Scherer (PTG associate member) > Norfolk, Virginia > >
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