Kawai Underlever Tray

[Jon Page]

At 08:35 PM 01/29/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>List:
>
>I've run into this problem on several Kawai grands and am interested in 
>any input.  The plastic flanges that hinge the underlever tray either 
>break or the pins get loose or shear off.  Access to these without 
>removing the dampers seems most difficult.  Any suggestions as to how to 
>approach replacing these flanges without removing all the dampers would be 
>appreciated.  I am inclined to replace these flanges with wooden flanges.
>Is this a standard flange?  Available from?
>
>Thanks
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Loosen the damper guide rail as well as the bracket screws anchoring the 
lifter tray to the bulkhead.
Then you can side the assembly (dampers included) forwards enough to get 
a  l o n g  phillips head
screw driver to reach the flange screws on top of the tray.

Unless Kawai offers wooden replacements be prepared to fabricate them 
yourself, otherwise
order new flanges/brackets from Kawai.  Replace pins as needed with ones of 
suitable dimension or
replacements from Kawai.

I'd just order it all from Kawai,

Regards,
Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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