Kawai Damper Rail Problem

[Leslie W Bartlett]

Avery-
If you haven't fixed it yet, check with Martin Wisenbaker. He seems to
like Kawai damper trays a good bit.
les

On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:50:42 -0600 (CST) Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
writes:
>List,
>
>   I just sent this message to Don Manino but since he won't be in 
>until
>about 1 PM, maybe someone can help me before then.
>   The problem is on a Kawai GE-3, #2244269, one of our "2 year old"
>lease pianos. I'm not sure of the exact terminology, but here goes:
>   Two of the three 'wooden blocks' which hold the damper lift tray 
>in
>position are totally loose from the back rail where the flanges are
>screwed in. It looks as though the blocks were attached to a flange 
>by
>the center pin, holding it in place but which have now come out 
>allowing
>the tray to "swing in the breeze" and clatter and all sorts of 
>things.
>The bass end block is the only one still attached.
>   My question is this: Is there a way to get the tray out and 
>reattach
>the flanges to the wooden blocks without removing all the dampers. 
>Maybe
>I overlooked something, but I couldn't see any other way to do it and 
>I
>sure would prefer not to have to do a complete damper regulation.
>   Hopefully, I'm overlooking something that will make this an easier
>fix than I "think" it's going to be. Any quick help would be 
>appreciated.
>Thanks.
>
>Avery
>
>___________________________
>Avery Todd, RPT
>Moores School of Music
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX 77204-4893
>713-743-3226
>http://www.music.uh.edu/
>
>
>
>

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