lyre problem

[David Chadwick]

John,
On the smaller grands I have had to use the rail cover on the player system 
to secure the lyre supports to. Usually I'll use the hardwood lever mounting 
blocks that are removed when the system is installed. Find the appropriate 
angle for the support rods, drill or chisel whatever holes needed to accept 
the rod and shorten the rod length. I fasten the mounting blocks to the rail 
cover with liquid nails and screws cut to length so their just enough thread 
into the sheet metal cover. If there is enough room I'll install a 
adjustment screw inside the block to adjust for looseness as time and wear 
necessitates.  Hope this helps.

David C.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: RE: lyre problem


> If you add spacer blocks of wood near where the braces would attach to the
> keybed you can find a landing place for the braces. Usually I make them 
> out
> of the scrap piece of keybed that I removed for the solenoid slot. So a
> couple of inches thick should do the trick.
>
> If you don't want to go that route you can make your own easy enough by
> bending rod as you described. But why? The spacers work great.
>
> Dean
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of John Formsma
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:27 PM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: lyre problem
>
> List,
>
> Gulbransen fetal grand with (of all things) a PianoDisc.
>
> Problem is that lyre braces were removed to install PianoDisc, leaving
> no place for OEM or supply house braces.  (The control unit under the
> piano is attached to where the braces normally would be.)  There are
> two screws that hold the lyre in place.  Without the braces, they
> have, of course, stripped out the wood.
>
> I have two ideas, but don't know if the first one will work long term.
>
> 1) There is plenty of room to add two additional screws.  That's easy
> enough to do, but I'm wondering if those two extra screws will give
> enough support for the lyre.  The two existing screws are toward the
> front side of the lyre block.  Adding the two extra screws toward the
> back of the block might work, but I don't know for sure.  Any guesses?
>
> 2) The other thing is to design some metal braces to go around the
> control unit and screw onto the wood above it.  That is doable, but
> they would have to be welded, and the design of which would take
> significantly more head-scratching.  And trips to a machinist/welder.
>
> What else am I missing?  Any other options or recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
>
> JF
>
>