[pianotech] Mathushek GLUED-in action?

[John Dorr]

Dear List,

First:  Happy New Year to you all!

Recently I worked on a Mathuschek (that's how it was spelled on the decal, 
with a "c") vertical.  Serial number 12307, which puts a "Mathushek" (without 
the "c", and the only similar name in the Pierce Atlas) in a  birth date range 
of 1880-1885.

I was going to remove the action to shape the hammers, but after I removed the 
screws on the side which appeared to be securing the action I still couldn't 
lift it out.  On closer inspection I saw no more screws but removing the keys 
adjacent to the brackets revealed what seems to ME to be a GLUED-in action.

Am I right?  Is it glued in?  And if I wanted to remove it for repairs, would 
I have to soak what looks to me like hide glue there in order to remove it?

Picture attached.


Thanks,
John Dorr, RPT
Helena, MT



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