[pianotech] Damper tray block

[Ed Foote]

Greetings,
    It will be about the same size as the other end.  Your hole 
placement will be as high as the other, assuming your keyends are even 
across their span. If you are keeping the old tray, you can measure the 
distance from each of the key ends  to the distal wall of the action 
cavity and work backwards from there, or put the tray in the optimum 
in/out position for wires' verticality and determine where the hole 
should be by distance from the distal wall. I use a depth gauge to 
measure the distance from the pin to the wall, and then subtract half 
the diameter of the pin to determine where the hole should be drilled, 
or, you can copy the remaining block, drill a trial hole, and go from 
there.  It is easy to plug a mis-drilled hole, (damhik).
  Hardest part is getting the hole right for the mounting screw. I would 
place a punching, with just a spot of glue on one side directly over 
the hole in the piano, and with more glue on the front, press the block 
on to it so that the punching transfers to the back of the block.  
Drill there.
Regards,

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html

-----Original Message-----
From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Sep 28, 2012 7:40 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Damper tray block


Here's something I've never had to do.  Make one of the end blocks for 
aSteinway damper tray (yep, can't find it).  Any hints?David 
Lovewww.davidlovepianos.com