Fallboard Locks

[Don Rose]

Hi Garret et al:

At 11:43 AM 2/19/97 +0900, you wrote:
>Can you give us the recipie for this lock or yours? It sounds like a
>great idea to me.
>
>Thanks
>Garret Traylor

ingredients:

two hasps
4 screws (bigger that what comes with the hasp)
2" webbing (get enough to do several pianos)
2" plastic tubing (outside diameter circa 1/2")
10 Pop rivets and washers to match
1 lock

Tools:

1 screw driver
1 glue gun and glue

Directions:

place "receiver" on bass end of keyboard about c1
insert hot glue to keep "receiver" from buzzing
fill the plastic tube with hot glue
fasten one hasp to end of webbing with four rivets (double over the webbing)
place hasp on receiver and thread webbing up and into space between top of
fall board and pin block
mark with felt marker or in some other manner
loop webbing over plastic tubing
roll the webbing over the plastic tube and put 2 rivets through the webbing
to keep it "in place" add some hot glue so tubing won't slide around.
install fall board lock on piano
take the loose end of webbing and bring it up over the lid and down side of
piano (in the singers curve) bring it under the piano and pull it tight mark
the webbing at the receiver and cut it.
fasten other hasp to the webbing (remember to double it over)

finally install lock and enjoy one easily defeated lock in emergencies.

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
drose@dlcwest.com
3004 Grant Rd.
REGINA, SK
S4S 5G7
306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner