remove spinet action

[Newton Hunt]

Well, Rob, you stuck your foot into this time.

If the flanges are plasic, replace with wood or new plastic from the
supply houses and then try to walk away from the piano for if there are
a few broken plastic parts there are very likely many other parts as
well, including elbows, that are on the verge of breaking as well.

If you can chase the holes in the cast iron without removing the action,
do so, even if it takes longer than if you did it with the action out. 
If you cannoty chase the holes insert a lead anchor and use a smaller
bolt.  This will sinch up the action without removing it.

I cannot imagine that anyone would tie the stickers into the key without
a means for ease of removal, but if this is the case I would opt for
using a drill and a sticker adjustment tool available from the supply
houses.

Remove the keys, this will give you the room you need to remove the
action.

DO NOT try to remove the keys, keyframe or keybed because you will be
putting undue stress on the action and may cause more damage then you
bargened for by breaking many plastic parts.

The old plastic was a solvent based plastic and the solvent continued to
evaperate over the years and it has become VERY fragil.  You may be
looking at wippen flanges, jacks, backcheck blocks and elbows made of
the same material.  If this is the case you are in for a major action
restoration and it may be less expensive and time saving to replace all
the action parts, including the hammers with new.

I do not envy you this, but procede with caution and great care.

Now that I have scared you do death, go do a good job.

	Newton
	nhunt@jagat.com