Pictures always help... was it like this? If so, I can't help but would also like to know if/where to get parts. My piano in question is a 1887 Geo Steck. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:06 AM, J. W. Stein <musicnow at frontiernet.net>wrote: > I was called in to do some work on an old Sohmer Grand, serial number > 10356. > > I have never seen such a action before. Instead of capstan screws at the > end of the keys, there is a key button looking piece with two screws into > the key. > The repitition is attached directly to the key via a slotted flange like > piece. Has anyone ever seen anything like this and can anyone recommend > a way to remove the key from keybed for repair. It seems as though in > order to remove one key you would have to remove the whole hammer rail and > bracket > but the only way to do that would be to unslot each of the above slotted > pieces. Oy Vey!!!!! > > Any help would be appreciated. Also, are parts for this old baby > available anywhere. > > Jon > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081112/ca764f84/attachment-0001.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: annBean04.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 113627 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081112/ca764f84/attachment-0002.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: annBean02.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 101079 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081112/ca764f84/attachment-0003.jpg>
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