[pianotech] Lyre Damage - Nossaman

[David Love]

I do see problems with reassembly at times but that's a bit different from
distortion of the key bed.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:16 AM
To: pianotech
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lyre Damage - Nossaman

 

Ron asked: "Quite so. I'm curious though. Have any of you found action 

problems you could attribute directly to setting a piano up on 

the lyre? Any actual evidence of key bed damage from this? I 

never have, but there are still an infinity of places I 

haven't been. So I was wondering if this is real, or yet 

another of those "intuitive" things. I know broken lyres and 

crushed corners on bottom plates are real, I'm just wondering 

where all this concern for the key bed comes from."

 

Ron N,

The short answer: Yes.

The long answer: After a mover set up a 9' Steinway, using the lyre as a
pivot, I checked the piano and found the sostenuto mechanism and guide to
have jammed. A real pisser to get the action out in order to fix it! I think
he had the pedal rod jammed in, somehow, that in turn did the damage. Broke
one of the sides of the guide for the monkey and bent the sostenuto rod
itself. Damned mess...an hour before concert!@##$%%^

Joe

 

 

Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)

Captain, Tool Police

Squares R I

 

 

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