Kimball damper rod hangers

[PAT A RALPH]

List,

You can get "generic" pin to replace these from Schaff (and probably other
suppliers).  You insert the straight pin and then bend it to match the other
hangers.

If you have a pin punch, you can punch the broken piece out and with a gear
press, push the new pin in and then bend it, being careful not to scar it so
it doesn't chew up the bushing in the hanger bracket.

Ken Gerler

----- Original Message -----
From: Arlie D. Rauch <adarpub@midrivers.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 5:50 PM
Subject: Kimball damper rod hangers


> I've recently run across two vertical Kimballs with broken damper rod
> hangers.  They broke off right at the rod.  It seems that the hanger
> near the rod split perhaps gets more abuse than any of the others and
> eventually gives up.
>
> Are there any repairs for this unique to Kimball?  What is the best
> repair?  At the time I remedied it by drilling out the stuck end and
> replacing it with a modified hinge pin.  They're working now, but I
> don't know for how long.
>
> Arlie
> Arlie D. Rauch
> Glendive, MT
>
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