Steinway lyre

[Greg Newell]

Dick Powell wrote:
> 
> List,     I tuned an old Steinway today that had been moved from an
> upstairs room downstairs to the sanctuary . Guys in the church moved it .
> They took off the lyre & legs & scooted it down the stairs. They said
> something was wrong with the damper pedal. When I checked it , it would
> work the dampers but the pedal is very hard to push & the dampers do lift
> ,but not a whole lot. I took out the action to see if something was
> binding somewhere. I worked the dampers by hand & they worked just fine.
> I checked to be sure that there was a little play in the pedal, that was
> ok. The rods were numbered & seem to be in order. Anyone have any ideas
> as to what might cause the stiffness?
> Thanks,
> Dick____________Louisiana
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probably the damper upstop rail got out of place. Did the dampers have
full travel when operating them by hand (from under the tray)?
	Greg Newell