The Chickering damper wires are screwed into the top flange. The technique is to raise the damper stop rail as far as it will go, raise a damper lever as high as it will go and turn out the damper. If they will not turn then use s heat gun and heat the wire until it loosens and it can be turned. If they are real tight you may wish to hold the top block with a pair of pliers to prevent damaging the pinning or splitting old wood. Chickerings are such a pain... Newton Pianotoone@AOL.COM wrote: > > Hi List and Happy New Year > > Today I was called to replace some damper felts on a small Chickering Grand. > > When I pulled the action I discovered the damper wires were screwed into the > jacks (blocks) with what appeared to be a little drop of glue where the wire > entered the jack. No amount of head scratching could help me determine how > to remove the wires. All grands I have worked on have had little screws > holding the damper wires into the jacks. > > The archives listed one instance where the whole set wwas removed from the > piano (Susan Kline) and replaced with an APSCO part. BUT the piano was > unstrung. Another writer mentioned that Les Smith had a technique but I > couldn't find it in the archives > > Any advice??? > > Thanks > > Dick Day > Marshall MI
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