Oh, I've got a bunch of things he ought to have included.
Upright right pedal dowel too short? No sweat! Take a very old aluminum film can, obsolete format, and take a big fat but very short bolt with a head almost the inner diameter of the film can. Place the head of the bolt over the leather on the end of the too-short dowel (where did they get it??), then place the can over it and the top of the dowel to keep it in place.
Don't bother with any cushioning between the film can and the metal pick up for the pedal. Excess to requirements.
Bridle tapes broken? Don't worry -- take pieces of shoelace, put the bridle wire through one end, glue the other end to the front of the back check. It even works, sort of.
Hammer shank broken off right at the butt? Drive two finishing nails into the butt right next to the stub, place the shank with the hammer still on it right in between them, wrap liberally with black thread, and soak with model airplane glue. So some silly nitpicker trying to replace the shank with an entire new one will try to cut into the wad of black thread and airplane glue, and the blade will meet metal. Too bad it wasn't the snap-off knife.
Grand damper not damping? Fishing weights, about three of them, taped to the top of the damper head.
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Susan Kline
Philomath, Oregon
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-01-2019 09:44
From: Scott Cole
Subject: Innovative Spring Cord Repair
Gentlemen,
Both of these techniques are covered in Flavio von Bettendorf'sself-published technical manual Piano Repair... My Way.
If you order today, you'll get his latest edition, complete with pagination, and his new chapter on installing bass strings...."My way." See the photo below for a teaser.
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Scott Cole, RPT
rvpianotuner.com
Talent, OR
(541-601-9033
Original Message:
Sent: 04-30-2019 19:52
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Innovative Spring Cord Repair
A customer made this repair himself when the jack got so tight the spring wasn't strong enough to reset it. It worked so I left it. Along with many of the duct tape repairs he had also made. Fortunately, (for me), the piano was finally given away to some unsuspecting soul and I will never see it again.
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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
Original Message:
Sent: 04-30-2019 13:25
From: Terrence Farrell
Subject: Innovative Spring Cord Repair
Just when you think that you've seen it all……. :-(
Gotta admit though, probably won't break again before this worn-out, verdigris-encrusted action goes to the dump! :-)
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Terry Farrell
Farrell Piano Service, Inc.
Brandon, Florida
terry@farrellpiano.com
813-684-3505
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