[pianotech] Retrofitting a Steinway w/adjustable back action

[David Ilvedson]

I'd like to see some photos or an article on how you make that happen...where do you get the retrofit mechanism to install...?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 6/26/2009 10:31:39 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Retrofitting a Steinway w/adjustable back action


>Jude Reveley (Absolute Piano) wrote:
>> Just a thought.You might try adding some veneer to the sides of the 
>> monkey to hold the leaf spring/monkey in place. Then just ditch the 
>> monkey guides  altogether so the cut out can be appropraitely minimized. 
>> I haven't tried adding this feature yet but I like this method of having 
>> the adjustment on the tray rather than the underlevers (as on some new 
>> pianos)where they tend to increase the damper noise.Nice job, Ron.
>>  
>> Jude Reveley, RPT


>My real preference is to mount the sostenuto on the belly rail 
>and eliminate the monkey altogether.
>Ron N