I pull the block on the treble end that the tray pin pivots in, slide the tray to the treble to release the bass tray pin from its block (usually by prying between block and tray with a screwdriver). Then the stoprail can be, with finesse, insinuated down and under the loose tray and out. And replaced in a reverse procedure. I've done it four or five times, without too much cussing (do make sure the glue is dry before replacing - for which reason I use hide glue. Why would I give that advice? Hmmm). Removal of pitman (or just dropping that trap lever), and removal and later replacement of felt on top of the dags helps just a wee bit, too. I'm sure Alan's maneuver works as well - hadn't thought of that route. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm@unm.edu On Feb 21, 2006, at 4:15 PM, Alan McCoy wrote: > How quick? 2 hours? If so, then remove the upstop rail and refelt > it. Then > reregulate. Or you might try to remove the rail without unscrewing > all the > set screws. Which means unscrewing the guide rail and sliding the > upstop > rail up the belly rail and under the loose guide rail on top of the > soundboard. Then shimmied out from under the strings, refelted and > put back. > Houdini-like maneuver to be sure, but if you can do it, you'll > avoid the > reregulation. > > Alan > > > -- Alan McCoy, RPT > Eastern Washington University > amccoy@mail.ewu.edu > 509-359-4627 > > >> From: Dennis Johnson <johnsond@stolaf.edu> >> Reply-To: <johnsond@stolaf.edu>, "College and University Technicians >> <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org> >> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:52:05 -0600 >> To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" >> <caut@ptg.org> >> Subject: [CAUT] Renner underlevers >> >> >> I just discovered a problem with the Renner underlevers, as >> retrofitted >> for Steinways, and wondering what anyone else may have decided to >> do by >> way of a solution. These underlevers are conveniently >> manufactured with >> a nice, lubed slot to accommodate a spring- if necessary or desired. >> The originals did not. It's a good thing to make them a little more >> universal by adding a such a slot- but unfortunately with only a few >> years of heavy playing in a piano studio the edges of that slot >> have cut >> into the stop felt, big time. In this particular case reliable >> regulation of the sostenuto will not be possible until that stop >> felt is >> replaced but there will not time for that until summer, at best. >> >> Has anyone else found this problem? These underlevers were installed >> maybe 5 years ago along with new Renner stop felt. Nothing >> against the >> parts otherwise, of course, and maybe they are made differently >> now- or >> maybe they only slot the bass levers. That I don't know for >> sure. I do >> need a quick fix, however. The guy returns from tour >> tomorrow........ >> ugh. >> >> thanks, >> >> dennis johnson >> St. Olaf. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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