Old Janssen upright w/ broken action bracket

[gordon stelter]

Gel-type super glue and splint.
     G


--- Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote:

> Hi Terry,
> Carding is a term some used in place of filing.
> English , Canada, Australia others?
> First learned of it in an old song where the line
> was ;carding the wool' and they were reffering to
> combing out the trash, weeds, what
> ever,  so the wool could be used to make thread.,
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Farrell 
>   To: Pianotech List 
>   Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: Old Janssen upright w/ broken action
> bracket 
> 
> 
>   What is "carding" the hammers?
> 
>   Never mind the piano, how's your husband?
> 
>   Splints?
> 
>   Terry Farrell
> 
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>                Last year I was given an old Janssen
> upright that was just fine. It has age issues, but
> it plays and some beginner kid would probably like
> it. I had wanted to throw a regulation on it and
> card and voice the hammers and sell it. 
>              However, my husband fell onto the front
> of it and broke the one action bracket. Is the only
> way to fix this to remove it and drill holes to put
> a splint on it, (on 2 sides)? Can it be repaired? 
> It didnt affect it's playing, should I just continue
> on with regulation and sell it...for less of course
> than I originally wanted to get for it?...What
> will/can happen if I just dont repair it? 
> 
>     Julie Gottshall
>     Reading, PA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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