Duo Art box dropping and inspection.

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czunit
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Duo Art box dropping and inspection.

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Ok, now comes the part we all fear: Removing the Duo Art expression box.

On a baby grand piano it's upside down like normal. And the theme and solo stacks are probably shot like mine. So man up and take it out....

To get it out is rather simple. First you remove the linkages to the theme and solo levers. And there is a trick here: The bolts have to come loose first.

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Yes, the lever itself IS threaded, and the bolt serves as a locking bolt. So don't just unscrew or it will be HELL. Instead loosen the bolt and remove it, then remove the screw, then put the bolt back on the screw so you don't lose the felt washer, and the metal washer.

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Now with those off remove the various lines from the unit. You don't want to rip them off as it comes down.
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Now you drop it. First you remove the guard, that's easy. Put the screws back in the holes. Then you loosen the three screws a bit, then you have to hold the damn thing up as you remove the back screws, then the front one. I found that the bracket under the two theme pneumatics worked. Don't TOUCH the tan thing under the two bellows, it will NOT SUPPORT WEIGHT.

Then lower it onto your stomach. Thud, glad I have a bit of a pot belly.

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Ok, it's out. Next we can put in the new theme accordion, and pull out what's left of accompaniment for rebuild.
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Re: Duo Art box dropping and inspection.

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Very good news: I unlocked the top screw on each of the arms and turned the bottom screw. They bottom screw is a jackscrew to adjust the position of the knife valve in the box. If you don't know to loosen the top screw on the arm, you will strip the adjustment jack screw.

Both jack screws are good.So once I get this together I can adjust it.

Progress!
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