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Hi, Back in the piano fixing mood at last! :) Firstly, I must thank you for all the advice, Colin and Barrie. It is wonderful to have such professional advice so freely available and so quick. I've been trying to find replacement parts, but I've had no success. There don't seem to be many aftermarke...

Thanks for the replies, Barrie and Colin. I'll explain the story behind the piano to make clear what I am trying to do with it. When I bought the piano it all worked fine except for the fact that the dampers didn't damp properly. So I had a technician out to replace them. He first "reconditione...

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Thanks Colin. That was a nice prompt reply. :) Here are the action pictures. I couldn't attach more than one to my post. I am actually making new bits (damper wire blocks?) out of plastic with a grub screw tapped into each of them. Is there any reason why this shouldn't work? Also, I have new damper...

Hi all, I have a Collard and Collard Grand which seems to have been made around 1877. Apparently it has an unusual action. Has anyone seen one of these before? (pictures below) There seems to only be a few points that can be adjusted for regulation. Does anyone know what each of these adjustments do...