Underlever is Under

[Delwin D Fandrich]

DGPEAKE@aol.com wrote:

> Dear fellow technicians,
>
> Damper underlever systems in grands are usually something than I do not often
> need to service unless it is an Asian piano that has a stickey flange.  Most
> underlevers
> can be removed by removing the screw in the flange located on the rail.
>
> Some of the older grands such as Pleyel, Henrey F. Miller, and even
> Steinways, have the flange flat side down either screwed or glued to the
> rail. Is there a way to service the lever without removing the dampers and
> tray?
>
> The 1915 Steinway "A"  (6'4") I am rebuilding has this type of system.  I
> realized it when installing the dampers and the last one I came to in the
> treble is missing the underlever. I am not sure whether to let it go, or find
> a way to install a new one if I can get the part.
>
> Your input is greatly appreciated!
>
> Dave Peake, RPT
> Portland, OR

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You can find a few thousand of them in our local dump. Don't even try to "rebuild" one of these systems. Replace it. The
whole system, that is. The piano deserves better than that.

Either fabricate a new system from scratch -- it's not as hard as you may think -- or purchase the kit from Renner.

-- ddf