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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, this makes sense and I thank you very much for
your help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:bases-loaded76@sbcglobal.net">Mark Potter</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1937 Acrosonic action
removal</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Phil -</DIV>
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<DIV>I just removed one of those a couple weeks back. The wood rail that
sits out over the keys can be unscrewed from the metal action frames and from
the two L braces that connect it to the keybed, then rotated up and back
towards the hammers, taking the stickers that way, too. This gives "just
enough" clearance to remove the action. It is worth noting that this
also makes removing the keys very easy, too, which I elected to do when
replacing the action back in the piano, giving yet more clearance.
Definitely worth the 4-5 minutes it took. It was still no picnic, but
very doable. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this makes sense...</DIV>
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<DIV>Mark Potter <BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Phil
Frankenberg <philfrank56@comcast.net><BR>To: pianotech
<pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 2:33:59 PM<BR>Subject:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano is the "everthing connected to the
bracket" type. No problem with runaway stickers or benefit in removing the
keys. Action is held in place at the top by four square headed fat bolts
threaded in the head to recieve bracket fastening screws. Clearance here is
somewhat a problem, but the damper rod sticks out the back so far that there
is no possibility of clearance except perhaps at the bassmost end of the
piano. I hope I'm making some sense here. Anyway, I'm also hopeing to get a
little advice on what to do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm thinking I may need to remove the holding
bolts from the plate, move the action all the way to the left and </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>lift out. Any suggestions? Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Frankenberg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chico Ca.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way the piano is a
1937 Acrosonic.</FONT></DIV>
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