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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Yes, if you have a piano
tipping dolly, you can tip the piano on its back and remove the bottom board
along with all the pedals and trapwork.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> On some pianos, depending on
how the pedals are arranged and mounted, pedals can be removed by unscrewing the
pedal mount, holding the pedal against another mount, and tapping out the pivot
pin (if it's loose enough). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> Or you can use a C-clamp
that has a hole drilled through the end of the clamp that doesn't have the
clamping screw. If you can un-mount the pedal first, it's easier to turn
the clamp's screw and push the pin out of the pedal and through the end of the
clamp that has the hole. If you can't unmount the pedal, then you have to
turn the clamp's screw a half-turn at a time, pushing the clamp's leverage pin
through the screw after each half-turn. It's a hassle, but can be
done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> --David Nereson,
RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mconnell1@instruction.com
href="mailto:mconnell1@instruction.com">Mark McConnell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 08, 2008 12:49
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> how to remove upright
pedals</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have a customer with an 1870's Steinway upright who would
like the pedals replaced (the thin tin coating is worn right through). I can't
figure out how to remove the pedals though. The pin at the back end of the
pedals is too wide to be pulled through the opening in the case, no matter how
much angling I do. I could snip the pin off the old pedals, but some
replacement pedals I am looking at have pins just as wide, so I wouldn't be
able to push the new ones through. Is there some way to remove the bottom of
the case? Thanks for any advice.
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