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All,
I am working on an 1896 Steinway upright and am having trouble regulating the damper spoons.  They are the old style, not straight and offset, but with a "half moon" shape to be able to access the whippen flange screw.  The spoons are loose in the whippen and turn when I try to regulate.  I have thought about gluing them in place with thin cyanocrylate so they won't twist.  Advice?
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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Sounds like a perfect place for thin CA glue!

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Ryan Sowers
Olympia WA
360-705-4160
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2019 17:17
From: Elwood Doss
Subject: Old Style Damper Spoon Regulation

All,
I am working on an 1896 Steinway upright and am having trouble regulating the damper spoons.  They are the old style, not straight and offset, but with a "half moon" shape to be able to access the whippen flange screw.  The spoons are loose in the whippen and turn when I try to regulate.  I have thought about gluing them in place with thin cyanocrylate so they won't twist.  Advice?
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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Apply accelerator first to prevent the glue from wicking away from the area. If there is room, impact some baking soda into the gap. It will create a solid gap-filling mass once the CA is applied.

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Regards,

Jon Page
mailto:jonpage@pianocapecod.com
http://www.pianocapecod.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2019 19:58
From: Ryan Sowers
Subject: Old Style Damper Spoon Regulation

Sounds like a perfect place for thin CA glue!

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Ryan Sowers
Olympia WA
360-705-4160

Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2019 17:17
From: Elwood Doss
Subject: Old Style Damper Spoon Regulation

All,
I am working on an 1896 Steinway upright and am having trouble regulating the damper spoons.  They are the old style, not straight and offset, but with a "half moon" shape to be able to access the whippen flange screw.  The spoons are loose in the whippen and turn when I try to regulate.  I have thought about gluing them in place with thin cyanocrylate so they won't twist.  Advice?
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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I would likely follow up the thin CA with something thicker, to fill any gaps, and give a collar where the spoon exits the wippen. That joint takes a lot of pressure from spoon bending.

Joe Wiencek


Original Message------

All,
I am working on an 1896 Steinway upright and am having trouble regulating the damper spoons.  They are the old style, not straight and offset, but with a "half moon" shape to be able to access the whippen flange screw.  The spoons are loose in the whippen and turn when I try to regulate.  I have thought about gluing them in place with thin cyanocrylate so they won't twist.  Advice?
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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Great advice!  Thank you do much!   One interesting thing about these spoons is that the shaft of the spoon does not completely penetrate the bottom of the wippen.
Joy!
Elwood

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-20-2019 10:06
From: Joe Wiencek
Subject: Old Style Damper Spoon Regulation

I would likely follow up the thin CA with something thicker, to fill any gaps, and give a collar where the spoon exits the wippen. That joint takes a lot of pressure from spoon bending.

Joe Wiencek


Original Message------

All,
I am working on an 1896 Steinway upright and am having trouble regulating the damper spoons.  They are the old style, not straight and offset, but with a "half moon" shape to be able to access the whippen flange screw.  The spoons are loose in the whippen and turn when I try to regulate.  I have thought about gluing them in place with thin cyanocrylate so they won't twist.  Advice?
Joy!
Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT

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Elwood Doss
Martin TN
731-587-5700
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