Pitman

[Erwinspiano at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/30/2007 5:06:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
pianotech at nhpianos.com writes:

I'm using 3/8" dowel with a 5/8" punching. Also, rather than drilling a  
shallow hole in the tray and trap lever, I use a roughly 1" square of 1/4"  
cowhide, with a 5/8" hole drilled through it, on both the tray and lever. I  can 
position these and the new pitman, lined up through the hole through the  keybed, 
until I get the straightest run. Then I mark their positions, remove  the 
pitman and glue the leather blocks in place. An appropriate wedge under  the tray 
acts as a clamp, and I use a spring clamp on the trap lever. Gluing  the 
rough side of the lever with titebond, it dries adequately in a minute or  so, and 
if I should screw something up I figure it will be a lot easier to  remove 
the leather blocks than to un-drill holes in the parts. If you're  dealing with 
an older Steinway with the 5/8" original pitman, it isn't even  necessary to 
drill out the hole through the keybed.

- Mark Dierauf



Mark
   Great repair.  I do this the same way.   It's a piece a cake
  Dale
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