broken Steinway lyre braces

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,John! 

The idea of adjustable lyre sticks was used by Mason & Hamlin/Aeolian
products in the 60-70 th production.. Still,didn't work as well as
wood.BTW,Mason & Hamlin nomenclature called wooden lyre sticks
:Monkeytails",they worked great,very solid.. Since we are still on the
subject of lyre braces:I wish our suppliers will make those available to us
in Steinway,Baldwin and Mason & Hamlin styles in 3 colors and un-finished
Best wishes.. Hope to see a lot of familiar faces in Los Angeles at the
California State Convention. It's going to be a great one!!!
Isaac-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of John Formsma
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:19 PM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: broken Steinway lyre braces

Mike,

Well, it is a Steinway after all, and if you put holes in the lyre, you'd
have to repair that in a future rebuild. Not a big deal, but something I'd
rather not do.

I was thinking about a nice brass rod with the big nuts like on the top of
grand pedal rods (what are those called?). One on the top and one on the
bottom. Adjustable and permanent, and it might just fit in the round holes
on the lyre brace block and pedal box. But, that's a lot of doing compared
to just ordering new ones from somewhere. But at least they wouldn't break.

John Formsma


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Kurta
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:12 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: broken Steinway lyre braces

    Hey Guys & Girls:
    What boat am I missing?  What's wrong with replacing the wooden lyre 
braces with metal braces?  Schaff page 126, use the 21" long brass plated 
brace.  Cost: $7.70/pr, time to install: 15 minutes, reliability: far better

than the original.  Yes, its not factory, but if it does a good job and many

others use them, why not?
    Mike Kurta 

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