Hi,
I'm new to this forum, but have just posted a blog entry here:
http://mrbrightsidesgardenshed.blogspo ... ment.html
where I've documented my first ever minor piano repair - replacing a damper spring. Thought this *might* be interesting to others, but would also welcome feedback in terms of whether I have the approach correct!
Cheers
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Replacing Damper Springs
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A Few things
Springs come graded sizes
On that type you can sometimes replace the spring without removing the flange on a DIY job much simpler in the long run
Did you come up a size on your replacement centre pin and how you did it you did not tell us
You did not tell your readers how the spring was held in place and how to you got it out and what you used to hold it in place
other that that well done
Barrie,
Springs come graded sizes
On that type you can sometimes replace the spring without removing the flange on a DIY job much simpler in the long run
Did you come up a size on your replacement centre pin and how you did it you did not tell us
You did not tell your readers how the spring was held in place and how to you got it out and what you used to hold it in place
other that that well done
Barrie,
Barrie Heaton
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Web Master UK Piano Page
Well I for one found it entertaning, especialy the bit where you didnt want to pay £ 25 an hour !!!!!!!!! 
for a tech to sort the piano properly. If your tech will call out to you for £25 an hour I would bite his arm off and have him rebuild the piano ( if hes any good).
But anyway very entertaning, I look forward to the next instalment.
for a tech to sort the piano properly. If your tech will call out to you for £25 an hour I would bite his arm off and have him rebuild the piano ( if hes any good).But anyway very entertaning, I look forward to the next instalment.
If you've one broken damper spring you can bet the whole set is perished . It is wise to instal a new set.
You don't say where the damper was in the piano so you may have fitted the wrong gauge spring as, as Barrie points out, the set comprises 3 different strenghts, stronger towards the bass.
While it is possible to DIY many operations, one needs all the tools and a wide selection of the different felts , gauges of centre pins etc which all good technicians keep. Also an array of spares old and new ,some dating back to granpa
You don't say where the damper was in the piano so you may have fitted the wrong gauge spring as, as Barrie points out, the set comprises 3 different strenghts, stronger towards the bass.
While it is possible to DIY many operations, one needs all the tools and a wide selection of the different felts , gauges of centre pins etc which all good technicians keep. Also an array of spares old and new ,some dating back to granpa
Hi Vernon,
That's a really good point - I used a medium gauge replacement spring, given that this was the damper on the C below middle C. I'm not sure whether this would be the correct gauge at this point in the action?
Do you use the heavier gauges towards the bass and the lighter ones towards the treble?
Cheers
That's a really good point - I used a medium gauge replacement spring, given that this was the damper on the C below middle C. I'm not sure whether this would be the correct gauge at this point in the action?
Do you use the heavier gauges towards the bass and the lighter ones towards the treble?
Cheers
What gauge where!
An "average" set of graded Damper springs contain 30 Bass, 26 Middle & 16 Treble.