Thanks for the great info! I'll take a look at these when I get home. I appreciate the help... Rob Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2010, at 6:08, "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net> wrote: > Rob, > I have tuned several G L, but consoles and studio. As Tom said, > usually in a fork like that you have a rubber (neoprene) grommet > below the dowel. Apparently a previous tech switch out the rubber > (that was probably as hard as a rock and noisy) with the dowels you > noted. Schaff had the rubber donut grommets (page 130, item # 3784) > or you could replace the wood dowel with the Square Rubber Grommets > (which have a nut in them) (page 130 #3785). > > Ken Gerler > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner at verizon.net > > > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:02 AM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Gordon Laughead spinet with lifter wire > issues > > >> >> This type of lifter wire is usually inserted into a hole at the >> back of the key and not into a fork as shown. They still have a >> tendancy to pop out especially on a sharp blow but when inserted >> into a fork as you have here I can see why they won't stay put. The >> typical pickup wire for a key as shown has a nut and rubber >> (neoprene) grommet .. >> I wonder if these were changed after manufacture or it was a >> factory decision. It's possible a tech replaced the grommets when >> they went bad with this setup. I would see if a new grommet would >> fit into the fork and if so make the change. >> Use care when adjusting these when they are tight. The wire will >> rotate and can break the whippen where the elbow is pinned.It's a >> bit awkward when the action is in but I grap the elbow with a >> parallel pliers under the keybed and turn the nut with the Schaff >> tool that looks like # 3333 in the most recent catalog. >> My first mentor , the late Paul Hegent of Sebring Fl. sold new >> Laugheads out of his shop but this was in 1973-4 not 61' . >> Good luck, >> >> Tom D.
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