Steinway Fallboard Question

[Diane Hofstetter]

Hi Jeannie,

  I once :-) received a useful piece of wisdom from a _piano salesman_, he 
said, if you can't figure how to open some part of a piano, try _sliding_ 
it.
  It has saved me numerous times.
  Diane


>From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re:  Steinway Fallboard Question
>Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 10:46:46 -0800
>
>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
>
>

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