Actually doesn't work unless you saw the upstop rail in half at the break. I forgot to add that small technicality. :-) Fred's route is perhaps easier. But redoing the regulation is not all that big a deal. And like someone said, it probably needs work anyway. 2 hours and the deed is done. Alan > From: Fred Sturm <fssturm@unm.edu> > Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org> > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:02:51 -0700 > To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Renner underlevers > > I pull the block on the treble end that the tray pin pivots in, slide > the tray to the treble to release the bass tray pin from its block > (usually by prying between block and tray with a screwdriver). Then > the stoprail can be, with finesse, insinuated down and under the > loose tray and out. And replaced in a reverse procedure. I've done it > four or five times, without too much cussing (do make sure the glue > is dry before replacing - for which reason I use hide glue. Why would > I give that advice? Hmmm). Removal of pitman (or just dropping that > trap lever), and removal and later replacement of felt on top of the > dags helps just a wee bit, too. > I'm sure Alan's maneuver works as well - hadn't thought of that route. > > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm@unm.edu > > On Feb 21, 2006, at 4:15 PM, Alan McCoy wrote: >> How quick? 2 hours? If so, then remove the upstop rail and refelt >> it. Then >> reregulate. Or you might try to remove the rail without unscrewing >> all the >> set screws. Which means unscrewing the guide rail and sliding the >> upstop >> rail up the belly rail and under the loose guide rail on top of the >> soundboard. Then shimmied out from under the strings, refelted and >> put back. >> Houdini-like maneuver to be sure, but if you can do it, you'll >> avoid the >> reregulation. >> >> Alan >> >> >> -- Alan McCoy, RPT >> Eastern Washington University >> amccoy@mail.ewu.edu >> 509-359-4627 >> >> >>> From: Dennis Johnson <johnsond@stolaf.edu> >>> Reply-To: <johnsond@stolaf.edu>, "College and University Technicians >>> <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org> >>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:52:05 -0600 >>> To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" >>> <caut@ptg.org> >>> Subject: [CAUT] Renner underlevers >>> >>> >>> I just discovered a problem with the Renner underlevers, as >>> retrofitted >>> for Steinways, and wondering what anyone else may have decided to >>> do by >>> way of a solution. These underlevers are conveniently >>> manufactured with >>> a nice, lubed slot to accommodate a spring- if necessary or desired. >>> The originals did not. It's a good thing to make them a little more >>> universal by adding a such a slot- but unfortunately with only a few >>> years of heavy playing in a piano studio the edges of that slot >>> have cut >>> into the stop felt, big time. In this particular case reliable >>> regulation of the sostenuto will not be possible until that stop >>> felt is >>> replaced but there will not time for that until summer, at best. >>> >>> Has anyone else found this problem? These underlevers were installed >>> maybe 5 years ago along with new Renner stop felt. Nothing >>> against the >>> parts otherwise, of course, and maybe they are made differently >>> now- or >>> maybe they only slot the bass levers. That I don't know for >>> sure. I do >>> need a quick fix, however. The guy returns from tour >>> tomorrow........ >>> ugh. >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> dennis johnson >>> St. Olaf. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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