Thanks Rob. Responses: 1. Thanks for confirming that it's a Samick; 2. Couple days wait. Lemme see.. 13 October. Yep, that qualifies as a couple days; 3. Order the parts -- that's all I'm trying to do; 4. Clarification: I don't intend to replace all the brackets, just one. I -do- plan to have this problem repeated (along with other problems), and want to stock up on spares of whatever is required. Renault Dauphine comes to mind. A friend of mine once bought two -- one to drive, one for parts. Jim Harvey At 06:14 PM 10/25/99 -0500, you wrote: >harvey wrote: > >> Another university unit, another Kohler & Campbell, except this is a new >> one, and the only thing Kohler & Campbell about it is the name on the >> fallboard. >> >> The questions are: >> 1. Is this a Samick? If not, it sure missed a good chance. > >Yes it is. > >> 2. Does Samick return phone calls? > >Usually, but it may take a day or two. I used to talk to Dean Garten >periodically when I worked for a dealer that sold them. He never said so of >course but I could tell from his voice that he was as frustrated with the >things as I was. (I say this tongue in cheek since he no longer works there). > >> 3. One of the stamped metal damper rod hanger BRACKETS is broken in half. >> It's a very clean break, complete with a nice 45-degree angle at the shear >> point. If #2 question doesn't work out, does this bracket sound like a >> candidate for silver soldering? If not, what are my options? What do I use >> to align the pieces while joining? > >I would just order the parts. > >> Obviously, a replacement part, or six (since it's going to happen again), >> would be faster and superior, but failing that, I need to put this piano >> back into service quickly. > >As a temporary fix, (since you plan on replacing all of them anyway), might be >to remove one good one from an area in the bar that seems like it could handle >the stress without it, (a rather nonsensical thought but I'm sure you know >what I mean), and then use that bracked to replace the one that is broken. >When the new parts arive you can replace the whole set. > >Rob Goodale, RPT >Las Vegas, NV >
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