Gene Nelson wrote: > Hello list, > I am curious if anyone has ever installed damper lift lever capstans > into a Renner back action replacement tray? > As the tray grains are verticle with many glue joints (must be pin block > material) I am a bit hesitant to try this. > An end piece of a previous installation split quite easily but it was > being pounded on lightly. > Gene Yes, with no problems so far. I use a 10-24 hex head screw with the head turned down to about 2mm thick. Pilot hole just under the thread diameter (it's a low load application, so there doesn't have to be much thread biting wood), and turn them in with a drill and magnetic socket. I haven't apparently taken photos of a laminated tray done this way, but here's what a retrofit on an original poplar tray looks like. Ron N -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: damper capstans.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 44091 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081223/2fab3355/attachment-0001.jpg>
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