removing spinet action?

[Jim Johnson]

Any chance of seeing a picture of what you have encountered?  I'm having a 
hard time picturing this action from your description.  Also, Have you tried 
removing all the keys before trying to lift out the action?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noah Haverkamp" <noahhaverkamp at yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 9:41 AM
Subject: removing spinet action?


>I have removed my Winter spinet action many times without difficulty.
> But this other action I am working on now - I can't figure it out. It
> says Pratt-Read, and is like the thayer inverted sticker action in
> that it has a sticker flange rail, and capstans, But it has metal
> lifter wires which drop down beside the key and attach to the wippen
> with a screw-grommet at the bottom. I removed the sticker flange
> rail, and unscrewed the 3 action bracket bolts i could find (one
> above the action, 2 below the keybed area on the inside side of the
> case) as well as a screw on each side underneath the keybed i guess.
> plus i took out a couple or screws from behind the keys, which you
> had to remove a key impeding its accessibility. But i can't get the
> thing out. the top of the lifter wires remove from the sticker tongue
> easily enough. but do i need to unscrew each grommet under the
> wippens? if not it looks like the lifter wires will have to drop down
> below the keys to get them out of the way, if i remember correctly.
>   I don't know if i explained this clearly at all or not. Anyone?
> There is no name on the case anywhere but the plate says Hardman
> Peck. Serial # 150065
>
>
> Noah Haverkamp
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