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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Dave Stahl and List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds like a US version of the =
Eavestaff Mini
Royale. To repair a damper spring or replace a string it is necessary to =
unto
about six screws under the key bed, remove the action stay nuts and =
the
whole action tilts forward. The action is wood framed and the end =
members
project below the jacks/whippens by a foot or so. So you land up with a =
crazy
looking piano with the keys and action at about 45 deg. But that's the =
best of
those Eavestaff. The worst scenario is those wretched little horrors =
where the
wrest pins are two ended, the stringing and frame are backwards (at the =
back)
and as a qualified contortionist you have to grapple with the tuning =
pins behind
a long flap under the keybed. Did I say you need another pair of hands =
to wedge
off the strings? No? Well you do. So this is a two-man/woman job. Good =
Luck.
Consider yourself lucky to have a Charles Walter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from sunny =
Sussex-on-Sea</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</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=Piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</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> Wednesday, April 20, 2005 =
7:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Charles Walter =
peeve</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi list,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I like Charles Walter pianos. I work on many of them. =
I think
they are solidly built, and the overall quality is pretty good. =
But
there is one thing that has been bugging me about the =
verticals.. Every
action I've removed from a console or studio is wedged in to =
the
point where I have to lower the bottom-ball bolts in order =
to pull
the action out from under the action bracket bolts. In order to =
get to
those bolts, one must take out a neighboring key or two. That =
requires
removal of the key-stop rail and the fallboard(4 screws and one nut to =
remove
both). </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I replaced a bass string the other day, which took about 10 =
minutes or
less. Taking the action out and getting the whole thing back =
together
took substantially more time than that. Three times as long, I'm =
embarassed to admit. Of course, having the whole thing back =
together,
then dropping one of the fallboard screws under the keys didn't help
much....}-;</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Next time I won't remove the action. I'll just tighten the =
pedal
way down to get the dampers out of the way. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I can't think of a good reason why the actions are wedged in =
so
tight on these pianos. Any insight on this?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>