CEUS service guide for the piano technician

Content:

CEUS tools ..................................................................................... 2

Dismount hammer sensor rail.......................................................... 3

Mount the rail / check the adjustments: ............................................ 4

Check, adjust the flags a/o sensor height .......................................... 6

Adjustment of flags / sensors:.......................................................... 7

Adjustment of stop rail (important for regulate aftertough, keydepth…) . 8

Adjustment of stop rail for CEUS replay: ............................................ 9

Pedals ......................................................................................... 10

Dismount the action:..................................................................... 11

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Prepare the Bösendorfer CEUS for piano service:

It is recommended to read the CEUS Manual before you start.

Before each work turn off power and disconnect plug from wall socket. Never pull out
Keyboard with power on. Caution with metallic articles, metal chips or metal dust.
Voicing hooks must be isolate, do not polish strings with steel wool

After servicing the piano, CEUS should be calibrated.

CEUS T O O L S
Phillips Screwdriver PH 1x80

Open end wrenches 5 mm

5,5 mm

Hex socket driver 3,2 mm

Isolated hook Similar to the one you use

for voicing but isolated
(with shrink tube or
similar material).

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DISMOUNT HAMMER SENSOR RAIL

Just disconnect the connections between Mechanikprint to Sensorprint and Bassprint to

1. Diskantprint (see pic).
Unlock the connector: pull out the little black bars left and right on the connector (see
pics) Pull out the white ribbon cable carefully.
Att: Before pushing back in the ribbon cable be shure the little black bars left and right
are pulled out. Hold them on out position during pushing in. Otherwise it is nearly
unpossible to push in the cable

Connector enlarged:

Open closed

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Unscrew the leaf springs

hang out the Sensor rail (pic) .

MOUNT THE RAIL / CHECK THE ADJUSTMENTS:

Hang in the sensor rail. Screw on the leaf springs

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Check the flags.
Best way is to move a batch of hammers upwards with a wooden strip (as traveling the
hammers) Flags should go free trough middle of every sensor. May not tough the sensor
in any way. (see pic)

Connect the white ribbon cable.

Att:
Before pushing back in, be sure the little black bars left and right are pulled out. Hold
them on out position during pushing in. Otherwise it is nearly impossible to push in the
cable.

Be sure the cable is pushed in completely and in correct angle. Failing this, shortcuts
can damage the system.

Push back in the little black bars.

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CHECK, ADJUST THE FLAGS A/O SENSOR HEIGHT
In case of regulating the action after hammer service or other reasons you should check
the height of sensors and flags. Otherwise the reproduction of soft or silent notes can be
inaccurate. The worst could be that soft calibration of hammer velocity is impossible on
the unadjusted notes.

Check: (ref to CEUS Handbook how to use the CEUS control keys)
Unlock service menu
Value for keys/solenoids yes? OK
Head

Hint:
Displayed head number in not important. You can adjust all flags without doing any
changes.

Lift up the hammer head with an isolated hook (!!prevent shortcuts!!) slowly to the
string.
Before the head touches the string you can hear a soft beep. Simultaneously the Symbol
<< on the display (key fis1) flashes.
If you go ahead lifting the hammer slowly the symbol<< and the beep are going out.
After you go ahead lifting very slowly, the beep and the symbol come up again. After a
very short distance you tough the string.
Sink now the head very slowly till the beep is off. Lift up back the head to the string (the
beep is on). The distance between no beep and toughing the string is the required
distance. About 1,5 mm

Technical hint:
An infrared light beam goes from one side to other side inside the sensor every time.
Top edge of flag interrupts the infrared light beam > beep
Slot in flag opens the way for the beam (for a short time) > beep is off.
Top edge of the slot interrupts the infrared light beam in sensor > beep again.

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ADJUSTMENT OF FLAGS / SENSORS:
Height of flag:
Loose hex nut M 1,6 with Hex socket driver> move the flag> screw tight carefully (see
pic)

Height of sensor rail:

Loose counter nut > adjust with turning the hook 2 (see pic) > screw tight

Hook should fit exactly in the U bracket. (See pic below)

Otherwise you will not reach the required position of the sensor rail.

Check space between hammer shank and sensor rail

Lift up hammer to the string – check space. Should be 3mm or more.
Otherwise shanks touch the rail, make strange noises and weight the recording.

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ADJUSTMENT OF STOP RAIL ( I M P O R T A N T F O R
R E G U L A T E A F T E R T O U G H , K E Y D E P T H …)

Stop rail

Before you start regulating the keys…

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Pic.: Wippen rail enlarged.

Turn adjustment screw

counter clock wise.
Space to top edge of keys will
be increased.
Adjustment screw
Check:
Depress key full. Now check
the space to the Stop rail. Key
may not tough the rail.
Otherwise the results will be
weighted during regulating. If
ok you can regulate
aftertough and keydepth as
usual.

After regulating don’t forget to readjust the Stop rail properly for best results of
reproduction.

ADJUSTMENT OF STOP RAIL FOR CEUS REPLAY:

Depress key (forte) and hold. No space but no pressure to the stop rail.
Depressed, played keys should not be bent over the balance rail in any way.

Hint: Not more than 3 turns on a single adjustment screw to prevent bending the rail.

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PEDALS
After regulating the pedals ( damper lift, lost motion…) you should check the tension of
the pedal solenoid ropes:

Check like motorbike chain: plus minus 15mm movement from 0 at half length of rope.
Check for piano tech.:
Softly stretched, not hanging down but no sound like a string.

Adjustment:

Counter plate

Turn the plate clockwise increases the tension.

Counter clockwise decreases the tension.

The counter plate is self locking.

Don’t forget to calibrate the pedals and to restore the lost motion of dampers.
(Ref. CEUS Manual how to get into the menu)
Calibrate keypress: yes?
Calibrate lost motion of damper
Move to lost motion (press ok)

Move the pedal (by hand) to the point were the tray starts to lift up the dampers. Go
ahead till dampers release most of the strings. Between this two points hold the pedal
and press OK. The displayed value (normally between 50 - 80) is now stored.

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DISMOUNT THE ACTION:
Hint:
It is not necessary to dismount the hammer sensor rail for this works.

Before you take away the action unplug the two connectors carefully (see pic).

Hint: It is easier to do if you loose the screws and lift up the action on bass side
carefully. (Put a small piece of wood under the bracket.)

After remounting the action plug in both connectors.

Check also the plugs underneath the key frame that connect the key prints to the action
print.

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