I wonder why you would go to so much trouble, when, if you were not going to replace the back action with new parts, you could simply drill and screw down the flanges without removing them. Use flat-bottom screws to avoid splitting the flanges. Takes about an hour and avoids all the splitting, breaking, repairing, and subsequent gluing, alignment, traveling and regulating work on the removed parts? Am I missing something? ~Mark Schecter On Jan 31, 2013, at 8:26 AM, "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: > Rick, > My approach would be to modify the entire system. This, I would do, by removing all of the dampers and the back action. With all of the levers still glued to the rail, I would drill an appropriate hole through the flange, to the depth of the rail, plus the "v" of the drill bit into the rail, as a future guide for the thread drill holes. Then, I'd pop off all the levers, (first numbering all of them.<G>). Next, I'd drill the thread holes in the rail. Next, I would install 120 grit sand paper with appropriate holes punched out for the screw holes. Reinstall all levers and then reinstall the backrail into the piano. The only other alternative would be to get a new kit for the back action from Renner. > I've tried to reglue those suckers with all the dampers in the way, etc. It's a fool's errand, imo. > Hope that helps. > Joe > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: joegarrett at earthlink.net > Sent: 1/31/2013 5:16:50 AM > Subject: Fwd: Steinert grand > > Joe, I'm forwarding this question over to you. Can you clue me in? > > Rick Ucci > Uccipiano.com > 609-677-0444 > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: richarducci at comcast.net >> Date: January 29, 2013 11:01:25 PM EST >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: Steinert grand >> >> List, >> Working on an interesting Steinert grand today, a damper flange came unglued and I need to know how to access the area in the back action to reglue it. >> No screws , it lays flat on a shelf. >> >> Rick Ucci >> Uccipiano.com >> 609-677-0444 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130131/46cfc968/attachment.htm>
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