[pianotech] spoons or wippens was Re: help needed with Hamilton

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
       I have never replaced a set of spoons either, but I'll tell you, I 
think the easier solution would be to replace the entire wippen. I can just 
see all the labor involved in replacing and re-placing spoons. However the 
surest way is to do the math for cost effectiveness.
 
Julia 
Reading, PA
 
 
In a message dated 2/16/2010 1:06:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wimblees at aol.com writes:



Greetings,
 
       If theres rust back at the damper spring area, perhaps spoons have 
rust and are sluggsh/snagging on the damper lever. Could explain why action 
is heavy too.
 
Julia Gottshall


As I said previously, I suspect that this might be a problem. 
 
The rust we have here in Hawaii comes more from the salt air than it does 
from high humidity. Most pedals are corroded, and just polishing them with 
Brasso does nothing. The only way to get the corrosion off is to sand it off 
with sandpaper. 
 
So polishing the spoons will not be possible. I will either have to replace 
them, or replace the whole wippen. 
 
I've never replaced a set of spoons. Would it be "easier" to do that, or 
replace the whole wippen?  
 
Wim

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From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 4:16 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] help needed with Hamilton


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