Jere: I have had luck prying the brackets one at a time off the bolts. Alternately, you can try using your hammer shank extractor to press it off, using a Vise-grip on the bolt in place of the shank clamp. Good luck, Patrick Poulson, RPT ________________________________ From: jere fryett <jerefryett at hotmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 9:55:32 AM Subject: [pianotech] difficult action removal List, I have a client with a Lowrey console. There is a rubbery squeak when she uses the sustain pedal. I believe it is coming from the center of the action and that the damper rod is the culprit. My problem is that I cannot get the action to pull off the action bracket bolts. The down pressure of the bolts on the bracket saddles is so excessive that I cannot move the action. I am afraid if I were to succeed in removing the action that I would not be able to replace it. Have any of you had this problem and, if so, what was your solution. The lady just bought this piano from a store and she is greatly upset by the squeak. Thanks for your help. Jere ________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091231/e891ddcd/attachment-0001.htm>
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