[pianotech] replacing old S&S dampers

[Robert Anderson]

Many years ago I attended a Seminar in Phoenix where the Rappaport's  
were instructors. I asked Priscilla about old S&S actions. It was a  
little off-topic, but she said she had replaced them with modern  
actions in institutional settings. I never got the chance to follow up  
on that and get details from her, but from my experience with these  
actions, that would be something to look at as an alternative to  
replacing the existing parts with new duplicates. I agree with the  
suggestions so far that the damper levers (with their treacherously  
weak center points) are likely to cause future headaches and regrets  
if they are not replaced.

Bob Anderson
Tucson, AZ