[pianotech] Removing a spinet action

[John Ross]

Sometimes the bolts bare down too much. I usually use my tuning  
hammer, and hook it around the bracket, and kind of tap it out.
Putting it back, I just kind of tap it in.
Mind you, I suppose the proper fix, would be to bend the bolts up a  
bit, so the action can be moved out freely.
Not too much, you don't want it to be loose.
Is it really a spinet?
John Ross,
Windsor,
Nova Scotia
On 20-Mar-10, at 5:00 PM, Duane McGuire wrote:

> What is the process to remove an action from a 1958 Story and Clark  
> spinet?
>
> Back story:
> I've been tuning in my shop every morning, preparing for the RPT  
> exam. As a tuner, I'm not even close to part-time.  But since I'm  
> preparing for the exam, I've poked my head out the foxhole, and have  
> been tuning a few pianos in the wild.  This is how I discovered  
> spinet pianos!
>
> For this piano, I discovered that a a treble string was broken.  I  
> thought I could be of service and replace the string.  But since the  
> bridge pins were hidden behind the action, it seemed that I would  
> need to remove the action to do the repair.    I loosened the nose  
> bolt nuts.  I tugged at the top of the action bracket, and nothing  
> budged.  At that point, I simply said to my self, "Fine!  You didn't  
> want to find out about removing a spinet action today anyway!"  So I  
> prudently let the sleeping dog lie.
>
> It seemed rather cowardly, but that's what I did.
>
>
> -- 
> Duane McGuire
> 801-830-5858
> http://blog.duanemcguire.com

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