Monkey tail broke???

[Wimblees@aol.com]

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In a message dated 1/1/03 9:51:05 PM Central Standard Time, Bigeartb@aol.com 
writes:

> Willem;
>     Last week I was working on  Steinway, 40 or 50 years old. Most of the 
> dampers that were previously working correctly would stay upright when key 
> was depressed and released. Removed action, and found the 'monkey spring 
> was off the monkey' and the sostenuto bar was engaged to the dampers. I had 
> just replaced the monkey spring a few minutes before because it came off 
> when I removed the action.  Question: What would cause the monkey spring to 
> slide off the monkey. All looked O.K. and working correctly. I've never had 
> this problem before. I did re-attatch the spring and all was well. But I 
> still wonder......will it slide off again!!!
> Thanks,
> Tommy Black
> Decatur, Ala. 

Tommy

In addition to what Ed said, be sure the screws are tight holding the spring, 
and make sure the spring is centered on the monkey. This is sometimes a minor 
oversight that can cause a lot of problems. 

Wim 

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