Tilting on the lyre

[David ilvedson]

Is the "Music Box" readily available.  That would be fun for our 
chapter also.  

David Ilvedson, RPT

Date sent:      	Tue, 01 Jun 1999 12:33:55 -0600
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
From:           	"Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols" <nicho@roadrunner.com>
Subject:        	Re: Tilting on the lyre
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> At 06:58 AM 6/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >> the most common damage we see
> >>is a crushed left corner. Polyester pianos have a neat habit of loosing
> >>chunks of finish when the wood changes dimension.
> >
> >One solution to this is to make a corner protector of 1.5"  aluminum angle
> >lined with blanket fleece that will screw to the under side of the key bed.
> >This is one of the nifty things I will show in my class at the PTG
> >convention in KC.
> >John Dewey
> >associate
> 
> John,
> 	Sounds neat! Like I said... we 'See' that damage to the corners... we
> don't create it. ;^)
> The thick high-density styrofoam blocks that come under some pianos are
> handy as safety blocks for .... all kinds of applications. A rolled-up
> blanket works well, too. 
> 	We may have to start a thread about "amatuer piano movers horror stories",
> and the damage we've seen. Got a nice J&C Fischer in the back that came off
> of someones' pick-up truck. Sturdy piano. Nobody was hurt.
> 	Our chapter shows the Laurel and Hardy film "The Music Box" every few
> years, as a nice break. THAT.... was a move!
> 
> Regards,
> Guy
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net