>Kevin S. Riggs posted: >...I was hopeful that someone could >give me a heads up of problems I may encounter. You might have to sand some of the bottoms of the balance rail bearings to achieve proper key height and levelness. You are going to need a variety of paper shims >Also, how much time >should I expect installation and adjustments to take. It is my personal >piano so the time doesn't really matter, just curious... Since time doesn't matter, plan on quite a while to remove the old, install the new, re-establish keyheight, level the keys, adjust the capstan screws. And since you're going to be in there, you might check the key bushings for proper fit and vacuum the keybed area as well. This is as good a time as any. By the time you're done with all this, you will have an excellent idea of how long it takes for you to replace a set of balance rail bearings in your Steinway piano. Keith McGavern kam544@earthlink.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA http://www.ptg.org/1999/conv/ PTG Convention, Kansas City, July
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