I should have known, right :-) 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, September 14, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: Re:Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem > Twas I sir John <G> > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: Re:Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem > > >> Hi Michael, >> I hope you checked the tightness of the rest? >> I have heard of someone, adapting some type of pliers to fit between the >> different damper levers, all he had to do was squeeze, and they were >> tight >> again. >> Regards, >> John M. Ross >> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada >> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk> >> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:03 PM >> Subject: Re:Young Chang G-157 wierd damper problem >> >> >> > Hello List >> > I had a weird problem following a tuning session after a 28 month gap >> > on >> > this 1996 G-157. The client called me back to say: "There's a note > hanging >> > on. Before you tuned it that same note had sticking problems". (Though > he >> > hadn't said anything when I went to tune it.) Sure enough when I looked >> > one >> > of the damper heads was sticking up. "Ah-ha!" I said "We'll have to >> > have >> > the >> > action out!" Out slid the action. My first mental comment was "how >> > rough >> > this keybed is!" "Well, I know it isn't a Yamaha" he said - can this > chap >> > read my mind? There, before our very eyes, was the problem. A damper > lever >> > weight had come out and was sitting benignly on the tail end of one of > the >> > keys. I got a round tooth-pick from the kit and PVe'd the hole, smeared >> > some >> > on the weight and, using my trusty duck-bill pliers, crimped it back in >> > place. Within 15 minutes everything was OK. "How much do I owe you?" he >> > asked. "No charge" I replied - and, as usual... "Let me know if you >> > have >> > any >> > problems!" I said as I left. :-) >> > Regards >> > Michael G.(UK) >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC