3) Remove the PianoDisc. PB SW MN On 9/12/07, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > > List, > > Gulbransen fetal grand with (of all things) a PianoDisc. > > Problem is that lyre braces were removed to install PianoDisc, leaving > no place for OEM or supply house braces. (The control unit under the > piano is attached to where the braces normally would be.) There are > two screws that hold the lyre in place. Without the braces, they > have, of course, stripped out the wood. > > I have two ideas, but don't know if the first one will work long term. > > 1) There is plenty of room to add two additional screws. That's easy > enough to do, but I'm wondering if those two extra screws will give > enough support for the lyre. The two existing screws are toward the > front side of the lyre block. Adding the two extra screws toward the > back of the block might work, but I don't know for sure. Any guesses? > > 2) The other thing is to design some metal braces to go around the > control unit and screw onto the wood above it. That is doable, but > they would have to be welded, and the design of which would take > significantly more head-scratching. And trips to a machinist/welder. > > What else am I missing? Any other options or recommendations? > > Thanks, > > JF > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070912/d1157c6e/attachment.html
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