Paul, the square male end slides into the female receiver. The set screw is tightened with an Allen wrench through the receiver into the male end. I like it, other than the need for an extra tool. William R. Monroe On Jul 7, 2009, at 10:48 AM, PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote: > Mark: > > From the picture, I can't see what the use of the Allen wrench might > be. How do these actually lock together? Or just let me know the > appropriate SS bulletin to reference. Thanks. > > Paul > > In a message dated 7/7/2009 7:03:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, pianotech at nhpianos.com > writes: > Joe - here's a pic from a recent S&S technical bulletin. The tool > needed is an 8mm or 5/16" Allen wrench. > > - Mark > > <IMAGE_151.jpg> > > Joe DeFazio wrote: >> >> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">Hi All, >> >> I stopped at a hall tonight very briefly to look at a rental S&S B >> that was just moved in for some upcoming concerts. Regulation is a >> disaster. I immediately noticed that one of the lyre support >> sticks was not installed properly by the piano movers (it was just >> hanging there). I also noticed that the legs attach via the new >> S&S method (as of the last couple of years). I have not worked on >> the legs or lyres of any of these new-style S&S grands before. >> >> My question is: besides the fact that the lyre is locked in place >> by two screws instead of a cam, is there any difference in the lyre >> attachment system as compared to the traditional S&S lyre? In >> other words, is it just sliding-dovetailed metal plates that slide >> forward (towards the performer) to dismount, or is it some new- >> fangled contraption? Yes, for the record, I like new-fangled >> contraptions. I like excellently engineered old-fangled >> contraptions, too. >> >> I will have barely enough time to take care of some serious >> regulation problems tomorrow between rehearsals, so if anyone can >> save me even a few minutes of fussing around during that brief and >> inadequate time, I would appreciate it. I would normally not ask a >> question of the list that I could figure out on my own, but in this >> instance, I won't have any figuring time. I also hate to go >> hurriedly whacking on piano parts with a mallet if, in fact, they >> weren't designed to be whacked. A piano is not a perky plastic mole. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joe DeFazio >> Pittsburgh >> >> P.S. - I have absolutely no reason to take the legs off, but if >> anyone wants to remind me and the list how the new leg mounting >> system works, I bet I'm not the only list member who read about it >> some time ago and forgot it since.... >> >> </div> >> > > > An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090707/2a05ed0e/attachment.htm>
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