[pianotech] Quick Question - New Type Steinway Lyre andLegAttachment

[David Ilvedson]

I had the same problem and just drove a couple screws up into the cam so it would dislodge...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Keith McGavern" <kam544 at allegiance.tv>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 7/8/2009 6:27:09 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Quick Question - New Type Steinway Lyre andLegAttachment


>Ken, List,

>You shouldn't have to make any modifications or repairs at all as long  
>as nothing is broke. Your heavy foot person couldn't have dislodged  
>the lyre unless it wasn't secure to begin with.

>Having the locking plates secure and fully engaged, the retainer block  
>in place and secure, and the lyre support sticks having no lost motion  
>should prevent such a thing from ever happening again.

>Keith

>On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Ken & Pat Gerler wrote:

>> I just had to make an "emergency" trip to a church with an older S&S  
>> after a "rough" damper-stomper dislodged the lyre when the cam  
>> loosened. I'll have to look an newer Steinways and copy them.
>>