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<BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff><BR>If I remember correctly...you need a couple damper heads without dampers. Connect them to the 1st bass sticker to the "pickup finger guide pin" (Merle Mason) and one at the treble end. This will keep the pickup fingers/stickers in the guide rail. Then remove screws holding the "pickup finger guide rail" (Merle Mason) and the action bracket bolt nut (Merle Mason)...the action/stickers etc. should all lift out...you might need to remove some stuff for clearance...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Phil Frankenberg" <PHILFRANK56@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 5/9/2006 11:33:59 AM<BR>Subject: 1937 Acrosonic action removal<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><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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