Wurlitzer action

[Zen Reinhardt]

The biggest difference between grand and upright action removal is that the
action is separated from the keys, and the dampers are part of the action
assembly that is removed. (In grands, the keys come out with the action and
the dampers are a separate action that is left behind.)  Most upright
actions come out fairly easily, leaving the keys behind.  Most spinets pose
special problems in that the wire 'stickers' that run between the key ends
and the action must be disconnected first, then prevented from catching and
snagging on anything and everything before the action can be removed.

A couple of things to be careful of when removing upright actions are:
a] Pay attention to the relationship between the dampers and the bolt going
to the action bracket at the bass break if it is one of those that comes
out from the piano -- it is very easy to mangle the dampers there.
b] Be sure you don't have case parts such as support blocks for the front
panel/music desk serving as obstructions.  They usually held in place by a
couple of screws.

Hope this helps --
ZR!  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net

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> From: Cheeto LD <CheetoLD@aol.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Wurlitzer action
> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 10:01 AM
> 
>      Good afternoon men and women...It's been a while but I do have a
> question. I know on grands such as Steinways, that the action can be
removed
> without much difficulty. Can, on an upright, the action be removed in a
> similar way? I was pondering this after reading 88 Keys: The Making of a
> Steinway Piano. Hope everyone had a good Christmas or any other recent
> holiday. Be well! 
>    Oh, and thanks in advance for any replies that waste your valuable
time for
> a unenlightened person.
> 
> Caleb McVey
> Athens, GA  actually Watkinsville but it's close enough