The action of such a piano is in two sections. The upper section removes easily and looks like a studio action. The stickers remain in place. There may be a screw in the key under the leather for taking up lost motion. Alternatively there may be an adjustment between action and sticker. I would carefully mic the leather thickness and get some new material for replacement of the entire set. Check the condition of the butt leathers as well. Also check that the stickers are attached to the wippens by a snap arrangement where the stickers have a felt lined slot the snaps around the wippen center pin. Newton Paul Chick wrote: > > Michael > I was asked to look at an old Steinway in the back room of a nearby museum. > It had what appeared to be leather tapes attached to the ends of the > stickers and the back of the keys-no capstans. Some were broken. The rest > looked very fragile. I was afraid to make any attempt at pulling the action. > I have not found out yet how action removal should be done; and how is lost > motion regulated? Any one else seen one of these? > Paul Chick
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