Steinway Fallboard Question

Ken Jankura kenrpt@mail.cvn.net
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:14:41 -0500


One guess would be a Hamilton, where you have to remove the cheekblock
rubber buttons to get to the long screws underneath. My first one had me
scratching my head for quite a while.
Ken Jankura

At 03:37 PM 11/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Jeannie,
>What was the piano?
>
>Curious,
>
>Jon Page
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>
>At 10:46 AM 11/13/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>>Question from Lois Heindselman, RPT, who is not online:
>>
>>In all my years of being a piano technician, I've never seen an article or
>>attended a class about opening pianos with weird designs. I've been at this
>>for 30 years and yesterday, I came across a grand that I couldn't open.
>>
>>Does anyone want to comment on ideas for Lois as well as helping Clyde with
>>his S & S 1098?  Thanks for your collective wisdom.
>>
>>
>>Jeannie Grassi, RPT
>>Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
>>mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>>Of Clyde Hollinger
>>Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:41 PM
>>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>Subject: Steinway fallboard question
>>
>>
>>Friends,
>>
>>I feel strange asking such a simple question, but how does one remove
>>the fallboard cover of a Steinway 1098 vertical piano (1995 vintage)?  I
>>wanted to today, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how the
>>thing comes off.  I was afraid to tug too hard for fear I would break
>>something.  Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Clyde Hollinger
>>  
>Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  mailto:jpage@capecod.net
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