[pianotech] Player Uprights: was: Broken Hammer Shanks

[paul bruesch]

My (limited) experience with players is that they're all different, but I've
seen a couple that are actually placarded with a notice "To the technician:"
with instructions about what needs to be done to pull the action.
Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN
(Where the church sign recently read:
Once Frozen, Now Thawed.
Thanks Be To Gawd.
)

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>wrote:

>
>   Speaking of players, I will need to remove the player action on this
> piano to properly service the broken hammer shanks.  The hoses that connect
> to each key have a long strip of wood that I can unscrew so I wouldn't have
> to disconnect each hose.  And with the disconnection of two hoses on the
> bass side, and a few more screws, I should be able to remove the player.
> Does that sound right?
>
> ***TODD PIANO WORKS*
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
> http://www.toddpianoworks.com
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 1/21/09, Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com>* wrote:
>
> From: Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken Hammer Shanks
> To: toddpianoworks at att.net, pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 10:48 PM
>
>  Dry wall screw works well except for cedar shanks.
> Then still the drywall screw helps to remove wood for freehand drilling
> with my hex drive bit
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Broken Hammer Shanks
>
>   I went to service an old player upright today.  There are two broken
> hammer shanks, which I took with me.
>
> This will be my first go at angle boring, since one of the hammers is in
> the bass.
>
> I should have everything to do this project, but could I get some e-mails
> on some suggestions, etc?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> ***TODD PIANO WORKS*
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
> http://www.toddpianoworks.com
>
>
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