At 6:34 PM 1/30/95 -0700, David Porritt wrote:
>I've heard people from Steinway say that it's OK to remove that crosspiece
>to service dampers (It's difficult to impossible otherwise.) I can't see
>why it would be bad to remove it for a performance. Here at SMU our
>designated "prepared piano" instrument is a Baldwin SF-10. That is
>prefered as it has no plate crosspiece to get in the way.
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The point here is that if it comes off easily, as most will, then don't
worry about it. However, do not pull it off if it is holding any tension.
Dennis Johnson
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