Damper tray flange screw

[Giovanni Voltaggio]

I'll be watching to see if anyone does have a special tool for that.   
Other than that I can say that you might counsel the client about  
installing a Damp-Chaser system especially if they might store a  
double-digit thousand dollar piano in a Las Vegas garage again.   
That's cruel and inpiano.  (Inhumane?)

Giovanni


On Apr 22, 2007, at 12:38 AM, David Chadwick wrote:

> Does anyone have a special tool or trick to tighten the flange  
> screw that the damper tray is mounted to? (see photo) The piano is  
> a Boston GP-156 about 3 years old. The complaint was that the notes  
> were in continuous sustain mode. I operated the pedal and heard  
> many little clicking noises. Upon inspection all of the underlever  
> flanges were just about ready to fall out. Every screw in the piano  
> was loose. It was stored in a garage for several months while the  
> client was building their home and out here in Las Vegas it is  
> usually a death sentence in the summer months as it drastically  
> dries out any moisture content that the wood might have and  
> shrinking away from the fasteners.
>
> It looks impossible to get any kind of a tool on the screw head  
> without removing the entire underlever system..... or maybe I'm  
> missing something obvious. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> David C
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