Una corda in uprights

[Gevaert Pierre]

Hi,

I recently saw a similar piano, wooden frame, about 1870 and these wooden
stickers and the bushings were still ok but it lookes to me that there is a
problem when you have to  remove the action.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calin Tantareanu" <dnu@fx.ro>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: Una corda in uprights


> Unfortunately I didn't have my digital camera with me today, so I'll try
to
> make this intelligible with words only :-)
> The keyes had no capstans. A pretty long (maybe 10cm) stick rests on the
key
> vertically and lifts the jacks, hammers etc. These wooden stickers, or
> whatever the proper name is, are hinged, but also bend a little to the
left,
> when the action stack is being pushed to the left by the una corda pedal.
> I guess, since they are pretty tall and hinged only close to the ends,
thet
> this small sideways movement is not affecting their bushings.
> It's as simple as this.
>
>
>  Calin Tantareanu
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cy Shuster" <charter1400@charter.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Una corda in uprights
>
>
> > Please, tell us how the action can shift, but not the keys!  Flexible
> > capstans?!?
> >
> > --Cy Shuster--
> > Rochester, MN
> >
>
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