... and if we did not ever dabble in what we do not know how would we ever learn anything? Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:08 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Player Uprights Nice call Debbie. Don't dabble in what you know not!!! pianolady50 at peoplepc.com > Hi Matthew, > > Ahh, no, not right. There are many different configurations and I assume > you're not talking about Aeolians and others from the mid to late 20th > century with 'shelves' above the keyboard and player stacks below the > keyboard. In uprights, none (okay maybe 99.99999% do not) require > disconnecting any tubing for individual notes or any junction board for > that tubing to access the piano action. Basically, you'll need to > disconnect either one major exhaust hose at the bass end or two (bass and > treble). There may or may not be moderately sized tubing for tracking > system requiring disconnecting, possibly hoses to hammer rail lift > pneumatics, and the large hose for the wind motor. Then there may be a > support rod for the spool box and various linkages for play/reroll, tempo, > etc. There will be a mechanical connections between the entire upper unit > and the piano case. > > The best advise I can give you is to find an experienced piano/player > piano tech to take with you. Please, please, please! How will you handle > the situation if you try to take the unit out and replace it and then > nothing works? Did the player work before you took it out? Did the > customer demonstrate this? Has it been rebuilt recently or are tubes and > hoses going to break when you disconnect them and move things around? > > This is a can of worms if you are not well equipped or well versed in > players. Again, please take someone with you who knows players. > > Debbie L. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matthew Todd > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:29 PM > Subject: [pianotech] Player Uprights > > > Speaking of players, I will need to remove the player action on > this piano to properly service the broken hammer shanks. The > hoses that connect to each key have a long strip of wood that I > can unscrew so I wouldn't have to disconnect each hose. And with > the disconnection of two hoses on the bass side, and a few more > screws, I should be able to remove the player. Does that sound > right? > > > TODD PIANO WORKS > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > http://www.toddpianoworks.com >
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