Fortunately the back action was in great shape. I took Chris R's class and it looks like a great setup. Someday I'll probably do one! David I. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/5/01 at 9:37 PM Jon Page wrote: >At 04:30 PM 03/05/2001 -0800, you wrote: >>List, >> >>So I'm here in the shop finishing up a Steinway M. I noticed a wobbly >>damper lever (dampers already rough regulated). I put it off until >>finally I decided I couldn't leave it. I pulled the dampers and the >>underlever system to fix the problem. Pinning was loose so I popped off >>the lever/flange and repinned and then reglued and clamped. I looked at >>back at the piano and thought..."Hey this would be a good time to finish >>up the let-off!" So I installed the action and found I was able to align >>the hammers, do let-off/drop, level strings and whatever I can think >>of. WOW! This is the way to do it if your rebuilding a >>grand. Restring, hang your hammers rebuild action, whatever and then >>regulate the action with the dampers out of the way. Install your >dampers >>at the end of the job...this is probably common knowledge to everyone >>except me (and I've thought of it but never actually did it)but if anyone >>hasn't tried this give it a shot! >> >>David Ilvedson, RPT >> > >The next step would be to replace the underlevers with the Renner USA >Underlever Kit. > >The biggest advantage is replacing those old stiff tabs with the spring >mechanism. Also >the ability to install assist springs, not all pianos had them. > >Regards, >Jon Page, piano technician >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. >mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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