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Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the 
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

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Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
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The tab was just two pieces of felt sandwich-ing the loop on the wire. If the wire is missing you can make them out of  music wire. Instead of threading the end of the wire( as they use to be), i would flatten the end on an anvil and epoxy them in the existing hole.
Hope that's clear!!
-chris

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Chernobieff Piano Restorations
"Where Tone is Key"
chernobieffpiano.com
grandpianoman@protonmail.com
Lenoir City, TN
865-986-7720
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2020 15:33
From: Mark Ritchie
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

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Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
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I am wondering the same thing for a c.1900 Baldwin upright. Does the wire need to be covered or encased in a dampening material? Or can it be replaced with piano wire and not have any material on it?

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Tricia Turner
Lehi UT
801-368-3637
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2020 15:33
From: Mark Ritchie
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

------------------------------
Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 7/22/2021 9:31:00 PM
From: Tricia Turner
Subject: RE: Vertical sostenuto

I am wondering the same thing for a c.1900 Baldwin upright. Does the wire need to be covered or encased in a dampening material? Or can it be replaced with piano wire and not have any material on it?

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Tricia Turner
Lehi UT
801-368-3637
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2020 15:33
From: Mark Ritchie
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

------------------------------
Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
------------------------------

I found electrical "bell wire" to work well in a 1904 Baldwin Schwander action rebuild. It's the correct size to fit through the action's fittings.  It is metal covered with plastic, but doesn't make a noticeable noise and works well. Took a few good searches of hardware and sporting goods stores to find something that covered all the bases. Tried recovering the original wire with hollow-core cord, but that wouldn't work through those fittings. Upside is I keep finding other uses for bell wire, which is good because one only needs a tiny amount of the roll.

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Dwight D Denzer, RPT
Dwight's Piano Works
Springfield, IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-22-2021 21:30
From: Tricia Turner
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

I am wondering the same thing for a c.1900 Baldwin upright. Does the wire need to be covered or encased in a dampening material? Or can it be replaced with piano wire and not have any material on it?

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Tricia Turner
Lehi UT
801-368-3637

Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2020 15:33
From: Mark Ritchie
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

------------------------------
Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
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I tried bell wire with the same idea- I tried both 18 and 20 gauge, but I had one hole that was just too small to get it through. It kept stripping off the plastic coating.  I ended up going with piano wire and am hoping it's fine given the little use it will recieve. Thanks for all these insights! 

tricia

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Tricia Turner
Lehi UT
801-368-3637
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-23-2021 22:54
From: Dwight Denzer
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

I found electrical "bell wire" to work well in a 1904 Baldwin Schwander action rebuild. It's the correct size to fit through the action's fittings.  It is metal covered with plastic, but doesn't make a noticeable noise and works well. Took a few good searches of hardware and sporting goods stores to find something that covered all the bases. Tried recovering the original wire with hollow-core cord, but that wouldn't work through those fittings. Upside is I keep finding other uses for bell wire, which is good because one only needs a tiny amount of the roll.

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Dwight D Denzer, RPT
Dwight's Piano Works
Springfield, IL

Original Message:
Sent: 07-22-2021 21:30
From: Tricia Turner
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

I am wondering the same thing for a c.1900 Baldwin upright. Does the wire need to be covered or encased in a dampening material? Or can it be replaced with piano wire and not have any material on it?

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Tricia Turner
Lehi UT
801-368-3637

Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2020 15:33
From: Mark Ritchie
Subject: Vertical sostenuto

Have a old AB Chase upright with sostenuto and the wrapped wire that engages the
damper levers is of course  long gone. Is there such a replacement material, or suggestion
for a material that might work?

------------------------------
Mark Ritchie
Westerville OH
614-855-7704
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