David --
You don't have to remove the pedal lyre. Only loosen it enough to remove the support rods and gain access to the screws. Turn the screws a bit, replace the rods, tighten up the lyre bolts. The advantage here is that you don't have to modify the rods in order to get them to fit in the little cup/bolts. The advantage to the cup/bolts, however, is that you tighten up everything just once and then adjust the cup/bolts till the rods are tight. I actually like both methods. I was just offering an alternative that I've used that didn't involve a saw.
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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-20-2018 15:27
From: David Weiss
Subject: Pedal lyre braces
Geoff,
If I am understanding your method correctly any adjustment would require removal of the lyre. That's not a big deal, but in trying to figure out a cool solution it would be nice to be able to make the adjustment with the lyre in place.
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David Weiss
Charlottesville VA
434-823-9733
Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2018 18:43
From: Geoff Sykes
Subject: Pedal lyre braces
Why not just take a short flathead screw and screw it into the bottom of the hole in the lyre box so that it is recessed all the way to the bottom of the hole. See if it helps. If you need to take out more slack in the support braces simply back off the screw until the braces are as tight as you want them. This is pretty much the same principle as the shift stop screw in the right cheekblock.
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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2018 15:03
From: David Weiss
Subject: Pedal lyre braces
The pedal lyre braces are no longer doing their job well on a client's Steinway A. The lyre box is moving a lot, causing extraneous noise. In the past I've simply filled the small void with veneer or hard cardboard. I am wondering if there is a more elegant repair. Perhaps a method that would allow for adjustment of the lyre brace once it is place.
Thanks,
David Weiss