[pianotech] Quick Question - New Type Steinway Lyre and Leg Attachment

PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
Tue Jul 7 12:58:49 MDT 2009


Thanks, Bill, and Dave. I overlooked the set screw. Nifty. 
 
Paul
 
 
In a message dated 7/7/2009 10:21:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bill at a440piano.net writes:

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_ 
(mailto: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_ (mailto: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

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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.... 

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