Thanks Joe, your explanation makes it so simple, to visualize. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:35 PM Subject: Re: Lost my head > Hi John, > What you describe is sort of like a 45 or 60% miter box > with 1 or 2 thumb screws to hold the shank while being sawed. > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: Lost my head > > > > Hi Alan, > > At one of the conventions I was at, some instructor gave to the members of > > the class, a simple jig, which made a neat repair. > > It was a piece of wood about 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 4", it had a hole thru the > > length that took the shank. A saw cut at an angle was cut through the > hole. > > The shank was put in and sawn through, then a hammer shank was put in, and > > sawn. The result was two pieces of shank with fitting angles cut. There > was > > also a screw to hold the main part secure, then you just glued it > together. > > It comes out strong and neat looking. > > My workshop is in kind of a disorganized state at the moment, or I would > > take a picture and post it. > > I hope my description makes sense. > > Regards, > > > > John M. Ross > > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:41 AM > > Subject: Lost my head > > > > > > > This is just one of those aggravations ya don't need ... > > > > > > Pulled the action on a 1921 Geo. Steck grand and snapped the head off > one > > of > > > the hammers, breaking the shaft right at the head. > > > > > > Why? Because a stupid prop rail adjustment screw had gotten too low > > (turning > > > with vibrations?) and was holding the adjacent key down slightly. > %&#$*@& > > > > > > Questions: > > > > > > 1) This is just a simple system with a threaded shaft holding the prop > > > rail, one nut under it and the round prop nut above it. How can I keep > > that > > > lower nut from moving, short of gluing it to the screw? > > > > > > 2) Not having a replacement shaft (has Brambach-style knuckle), how > would > > > y'all go about fixing this head? Would like to avoid the "sewing thread > > > splint with giant blob of epoxy" fix that I've seen in other pianos! > > > > > > Alan Barnard > > > Salem, MO > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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