[CAUT] steinway reproducer

[Jon Page]

>I may be removing the action from a rebuilt Steinway reproducer 
>tomorrow.   It has been awhile since I did this.   Any tips on how 
>to go about it?  

It'll take initially 45+ minutes to get the action out. About the 
same to get it back together.

You'll get faster with practice.  :-(

Have screw containers handy to place each set of screws into. The 
controls do not have to be removed but it is better to unscrew their 
support brackets and let the levers drop below the keybed surface. 
otherwise you have to slide/lift the action over them. Put all the 
bracket screws into their own container. Control cover screws. 
Control panel cover screws.

Put all the union block screws under the keyframe (remove the lyre 
first) into their own container. You get the picture.

Same goes for the wind motor and spool box, etc. in front of the action.

For storage containers I use plastic milk bottles which have been cut 
down to 2 or 3 inches.
This will speed up the reassembly process.

If the hoses are not already indexed to their respective nipples, do 
so before you disconnect tubing.  The union at the bass side of the 
action can be particularly problematic.
Especially so depending on the quality of the rebuild. Hopefully the 
union faces will have new suede surfaces and the screws aren't 
stripped.

But first and foremost, have the owner run the player through its 
range of expression
to verify all is functioning well, 88 note rolls too.  You don't want 
to hear, "It worked before you took it apart", even if that area of 
function was not associated with your work.
Do you have a vacuum gage to test intensity and a test roll? The test 
roll will have a chromatic repetition test. Always good to know 
before you dismantle.

Regards,

Jon Page
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