removing spoons

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Ron:

I think the simplest thing to do is to press the spoons down farther
into the wippen. For just 1/16" shortening, there should be enough
sticking out the bottom of the wippen to interfere with neighbors.
I just tried it and it works fine. I used waterpump pliers. To avoid
putting strain on the flange, remove the wippen so you can drop it
down below the damper lever. Apply the force in the same direction
as the spoon enters the wipp.

When reinstalling the wippen, be sure that you align the top of the
jack to the hammer butt and pay attention also to the alignment of
the capstan to the wippen if it is a direct blow action.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Ron & Lorene Shiflet wrote:

> Dear list,
>     Some time ago I sent an email about a retrofitted action in a =
> Gulbransen console.  Many thanks to Newton Hunt for his correct =
> diagnosis that the new spoons were too tall thus causing the hammers to =
> move towards the strings when the damper pedal is depressed. =20
>     I need to shorten the spoons about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch.  I assume =
> that the best way to go about this is to remove them, trim the bottoms =
> and reinstall the spoon.  What is the best way to remove the spoons.  Is =
> there an easy way to pull them.  I'm want to avoid centerpin damage.  =
> Does anyone have experience with this?  Thanks in advance. =20
> 
> Ron Shiflet
>