Action removal

[David Ilvedson]

Check the sides of the fallboard slot with a small brass bar held with 2 small screws.   Cheekblocks probably have big screws going down in top/back...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Richard Day" <pianotoone at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 5/24/2006 8:52:40 AM
Subject: Action removal


>A Grinnel baby grand.  I need to remove the action.  After removing the key 
>slip I found the only screws on the bottom of the keybed were those to hold 
>on the legs.  On the cheek blocks on either end of the keyboard is a screw 
>that goes from the front on about a 45 degree angle into the keybed.  (See 
>crude diagram attached).

>I removed those screws and although the cheek blocks move and are somewhat 
>loose they will not come out.  Also the fall board doesn't seem to be 
>attached to the cheek blocks and it doesn't appear that it will come out 
>even if I did get the cheek blocks out.

>This is first time in 20 years I haven't been able to remove an action.


>HELP PLEASE

>Dick Day
>Marshall