Bird-Cage, (Over-Damper), Pianos

[Thomas Cole]

Joe,

I hadn't made acquaintance with numbers 1 and 2 that I can recall, so 
thanks for the education. The fellow I was writing to has some 
friends/clients in South India who are needing their #3 type bird cages 
serviced. The US wasn't the only place the English exported those beasts.

Tom

Joseph Garrett wrote:

> "I was going to say that the main difference with the bird cage action is
> that it has overdampers, so the mechanism is a little different, and the
> way you mute the strings is different when you tune. But the rest of the
> action is pretty much the same."
>  
> Tom,
> That is simply NOT true. there are, (essentially), three different 
> types of Over-Damper actions. 1. (the earliest to my knowledge) The 
> hinged Sticker Action. (I'm sure Jack Wyatt will chime in on the 
> "correct" name.<G>) 2. The Flanged "Sticker" Action 3.The "Modern" 
> action with Over-Damper. 
> Each has it's foibles, the least of which is #3. #1 & #2 are a royal 
> pain to get to function with any consistancy and are a bear to repair.
> I've been working on these "beasts" since the 70's and really don't 
> have much trouble with them NOW. There was a long learning curve, as 
> there weren't any Brit Tuners to consult with. They don't think 
> there's anything unusual about them. (Go figger!<G>)
>  
>  
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
>  
>  

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