[CAUT] pitman retrofit

[David Ilvedson]

List,



Last year Mark Dierauf detailed his method of retro-fitting the Steinway pitman.   I've had great success using his method

in the post reprinted below from the archives:



"I'm using 3/8" dowel with a 5/8" punching. Also, rather than drilling a  

shallow hole in the tray and trap lever, I use a roughly 1" square of 1/4"  

cowhide, with a 5/8" hole drilled through it, on both the tray and lever. I  can 

position these and the new pitman, lined up through the hole through the  keybed, 

until I get the straightest run. Then I mark their positions, remove  the 

pitman and glue the leather blocks in place. An appropriate wedge under  the tray 

acts as a clamp, and I use a spring clamp on the trap lever. Gluing  the 

rough side of the lever with titebond, it dries adequately in a minute or  so, and 

if I should screw something up I figure it will be a lot easier to  remove 

the leather blocks than to un-drill holes in the parts. If you're  dealing with 

an older Steinway with the 5/8" original pitman, it isn't even  necessary to 

drill out the hole through the keybed."



- Mark Dierauf



THANKS MARK!!



David Ilvedson, RPT

Pacifica, CA 94044
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