Austrian Keutschera grand

[Carl Meyer]

Jim:  I had a Viennese grand that I couldn't get the action out.  I finally
found a block of wood interfering with the action dropping down far enough
to remove the action.  Saw it by prying the action up and looking in with a
flash light.  Got the block of wood out with the help of the lady of the
house and a couple of yard sticks used like chopsticks.
Never did find where the block came from
and also found a steel wool pad inside.  Don't know where that came from
either.

Carl Meyer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Coleman, Sr." <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:41 AM
Subject: Austrian Keutschera grand


> This past weekend I was in Oakland area where I saw a grand action that I
> could not figure out how to remove for repairs. It was in a Keutschera
> Grand. The piano had been refinished and was impeccable in appearance.
> The action had rocker arms in place of capstan screws. There was a
> strange action where the hammers were pivoted from the back instead of
> the front. When looking into the action cavity, the first thing I saw was
> a stationary rail holding stationary backchecks to which the hammers would
> check. The action was higher than the bottom of the pinblock. I know of
> some european actions where a tray must be slid forward and out of the
> cavity so that the action and keys can drop down for removal purposes.
> This action was not like that. There was no tray
>
> Can someone give me some help on this if you know this particular piano?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Coleman, Sr.