Kawai Damper Rail Problem

[Jon Page]

Avery,

If I am diagnosing the problem correctly, first unscrew the damper guide
rails. Unscrew the tray end blocks and ease the whole tray forwards until
you can get a  l_o_n_g  screw driver to fit into the screw slots on the block
fitted to tray. Tighten the blocks to the tray and ease back the tray.
Regulation undisturbed.

I had to get a long driver at a auto parts store (K-B brand screw driver),
it will probably have to be a phillips.

Jon Page


At 11:50 AM 2/26/99 -0600, you wrote:
>List,
>
>   I just sent this message to Don Manino but since he won't be in until
>about 1 PM, maybe someone can help me before then.
>   The problem is on a Kawai GE-3, #2244269, one of our "2 year old"
>lease pianos. I'm not sure of the exact terminology, but here goes:
>   Two of the three 'wooden blocks' which hold the damper lift tray in
>position are totally loose from the back rail where the flanges are
>screwed in. It looks as though the blocks were attached to a flange by
>the center pin, holding it in place but which have now come out allowing
>the tray to "swing in the breeze" and clatter and all sorts of things.
>The bass end block is the only one still attached.
>   My question is this: Is there a way to get the tray out and reattach
>the flanges to the wooden blocks without removing all the dampers. Maybe
>I overlooked something, but I couldn't see any other way to do it and I
>sure would prefer not to have to do a complete damper regulation.
>   Hopefully, I'm overlooking something that will make this an easier
>fix than I "think" it's going to be. Any quick help would be appreciated.
>Thanks.
>
>Avery
>
>___________________________
>Avery Todd, RPT
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX 77204-4893
>713-743-3226
>http://www.music.uh.edu/
>