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  • 1.  Behr Bros Grand -Internal Trapworks

    Member
    Posted 08-01-2025 09:53

    I am working on a Behr Bros grand piano where the damper and una chorda are inside the piano and consist of metal brackets with one end sitting over a pedal dowel and the other under a damper lift bar which is split so the right pedal lifts all dampers and the middle pedal lifts the bass dampers. the left pedal dowel activates the una chorda shift. I eliminated all of the noises the rotating brackets/trapwork arms made when activated  Everything worked fine until I played it and found that the D2 stays down when played while the damper pedal is pressed and G3 will not go down . Didnt have time to finish troubleshooting but I think some how the brackets are interfering with the keys, jack is hung up, parts are rubbing etc I will also check today for rubbing keys or non centered hammers and whippens, I can post pictures if it helps 

    Perhaps someone has worked on this brand and can suggest where I should focus. All action parts are original and the knuckles are on the square side. I will probably pull the whippens and test the action center pins . the key fronts are not rubbing on the key slip and I did apply CLP to the jacks and hammer flanges of each key



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    James Kelly
    Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
    Pawleys Island SC
    (843) 325-4357
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  • 2.  RE: Behr Bros Grand -Internal Trapworks

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-01-2025 12:02

    Was this piano a former player?



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    Parker Leigh RPT
    Winchester VA
    (540) 722-3865
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  • 3.  RE: Behr Bros Grand -Internal Trapworks

    Member
    Posted 08-03-2025 15:29

    The piano has no indication it was a player I resolved the problem the internal metal damper lifter rods were in the wrong slot of the wooden spacer It pays to label parts so they don't get reinstalled incorrectly I will post some pictures so everyone can see the setup 



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    James Kelly
    Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
    Pawleys Island SC
    (843) 325-4357
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