List, I will be repairing a few lyres in the next month...a Kawai, Yamaha and Baldwin. I thought I'd ask the list about favorite ways to tackle pedals. The problem I have with them all is glue joints typically with the (from Mason's book), lyre top block/posts connection. I understand that Kawai has some "nails"? in the top block running into the posts, learned from a Norm Neblett class. Also from Norm's class he complained about how the posts are attached to the block with wedges on the outside of the post rather than in the middle. He says his complaints haven't changed the design. The Yamaha is a diskclavier with the player mechanism attached to the back of the lyre. This ways a lot! The glue joint is loose as well between the top block and the posts. I haven't repaired on of these yet. What are favorite ways to take apart the lyre before regluing? Any tricks and things to look out for would be appreciated... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA
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