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Well, I had a small block of wood and I glued that to the top of the original block of wood. Now the two blocks of wood look like the beginning of a staircase, but they seem to be doing the job of lifting the spoon-shaped lever. Hope it all holds-up without collapsing like a house of cards! The peda...

I have a Wagner upright piano with a Herrburger-Brooks action. The action has a metal lever, or tongue, that is on the left side of the action and projects toward the front of the piano. The tongue is shaped roughly like a small spoon with the "hollow" side facing up. The soft pedal contac...

Thanks for the replies and information, Barrie and Gill. Yes, I had the hammers and levers out for replacing the tapes. I wondered if the hammers landing points could be adjusted by loosening each hammer's fastening screw and moving it left or right, but the rail (hammer rail beam?) where they attac...

I have an old Wagner upright piano with an Herrburbger-Brooks action. I am in the middle of replacing the tapes and the jack cushioning felt pieces on the hammer butts. Now and again I put the action back in the piano to see how it looks and sounds so-far. It seems that most of the hammers are not c...