Dear Wally: Yes, there are other pianos which at first may seem difficult to open. These schemes were developed to discourage vandalism in school situations. The Walter piano studio version has a similar type system. You must re- move 2 phillips screws in the back, then slide the lid back and then off. The trickiest lid is the older Story & Clark console lid which has 2 hidden screws whose heads hold down the lid by riding in a slot of a metal plate screwed to the bottom of the lid above the pinblock. Just slide the lid back about 3/4 inch, and it comes loose. Then there was the Wurlitzer spinet which had rounded sides which could swing outward after the upper portion of the case was lifted about 1/4 inch. The clue to this type is when you notice the back edge of the sides are hinged to the back assembly. Jim Coleman, Sr. On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, wtscherer wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I was just called on to tune an Everett studio yesterday. When I started to > open the piano, it wouldn't. After a couple of minutes of tugging, prying, > and shining my flashlight, I finally noticed that the top was fastened on > by two brackets with hex-hole screws. (The back was covered with a cloth.) > Unfortunately I didn't bring my Allen wrenches. Fortunately the owner found > some. Once the screws were removed, the top could be slid back and removed, > then the front panel/music rack unscrewed and removed. > > My questions are these: Is this common to all Everett studio pianos? Are > there other piano brands that have uncommon fastenings and therefore > require uncommon tools for opening? > > Wally Scherer > Norfolk, VA >
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