Hi Brenda, Welcome out of the lurker's closet. Join the fray. :-) >I've been a quiet lurker since last December. I have enjoyed following >the discussions and have gotten some great ideas from the group, >thanks. You'll probably get some other suggestions but the only thing I can think of is that you're simply not tightening the set screws enough. That's all I can think of that would make them do that. I frequently have the same problem on Kawai grands. All that's wrong is that the screws are not quite tight enough. And please, as far as I'm concerned, that is NOT a place for CA glue. That's treating the symptom, not the problem. Besides, the next tech behind you, or maybe even you yourself, will develop some new words to describe how he/she feels when those wires need to be taken out again: new felts, restringing, whatever. Don't go overboard but don't be afraid to tighten down on the screws a little more. If the dampers twist a little, which they usually will, get a pair of pliers, place them on the wire right above the underlever and twist in the direction needed to make them travel straight. Hope this helps. Avery >Wondering if anyone might have a suggestion for a recurring problem >which I've been having with a small, fairly new, Zimmerman grand. >Several times now, I have adjusted the dampers. I have determined the >proper length, and alignment of the damper lever wire and 'carefully' >tightened the screws so as not to let things 'move' out of alignment. >I've tried to leave the screws tight. When I return they are loose! >Either the heads are twisted or the damper wire has slipped or both. >One thing I was thinking about trying is to regulate them yet again, and >then put a tiny dab of thick CA glue where the damper lever wire goes >into the damper lift flange. Could it hurt? I'm open to suggestions. > > Thanks, > Brenda Mamer, RPT > [up north] Merrill, WI
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