Pianotech

Hello all,

I frequently find broken damper rod stabilizer springs in cheap consoles from the 60s to 80s. Has anyone had luck replacing these, either by finding a specialist to do it or remanufacturing it yourself?

I have a picture of an intact spring and a picture of the action showing the broken stem of a broken spring (also showing a broken bracket).

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Peter Stevenson RPT
P.S. Piano Service
Prince George BC
(250) 562-5358
ps@pspianos.com
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A lot of American verticals with a bass sustain had something like that where the bass damper lift rod over-leaves the treble one. If memory serves they were made with an oversized flange and a modified damper lever with a heavy wire spring that clamps down under the flange screw. You might be able to cadge one from an old defunct piano, or take a good look and it and reproduce it.

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Steven Rosenthal RPT
Honolulu HI
(808) 521-7129
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