----- Original Message ----- From: <Pianotoone@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Chickering Damper Wires > 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. > > Any advice??? > > Thanks > > Dick Day > Marshall MI > Dick, If you loosen the upstop rail I think you can raise each damper above its neighbors and unscrew the wire. Its been awhile since I've done this and I recall having a problem with the heads adjacent to each plate strut. Anybody else ? Tom Driscoll
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