Collard and Collard Console

[Clyde Hollinger]

Sometimes Protek CLP will free the jack centers up enough that nothing
further is needed.  Since that is simple and cheap, try that first.  I
have a lot of success with CLP, but in some cases the bushings are just
too tight, so I need to disassemble, ream, and repin.

Clyde Hollinger

Terry Beckingham wrote:
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> I tuned a very small Collard and Collard console today. The keys angle down
> at the back to go under the wippens. It's not a spinet, but is almost that
> small. There are a couple of problems with it.
> 
> First the owner had a leak in the roof which allowed water to drip down onto
> the upper two octaves of keys. There was sufficient water to cause the front
> rail bushings to become unglued and to drop out of the bottom of the keys
> and rest on the front rail punchings. No water reached the action. I will be
> rebushing the front rail after Christmas.
> 
> The second problem is that in the same area of the piano, the jacks are not
> returning under the hammer butts. The keys are free not binding. The
> whippen/butt on most of them will drop by itself if lifted without the key.
> The capstans are smooth and shiny, not corrosion. The jack springs are not
> broken and do not appear to be weak. There is a little lost motion so the
> jacks are not catching on the butt leather. I am wondering if the center pin
> bushings are swollen just enough to keep the jack from going back under. If
> this is so, do you suppose using protek on the center pin bushings would
> alleviate the problem, or will I have to ream the bushings? The piano is not
> worth spending a lot of money on.
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated. I am supposed to go back on Tuesday to try
> to remedy the problem.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Terry Beckingham
> PTG Associate Member
> e-mail: beckingt@mbnet.mb.ca