If we extend the theme to action access/removal, not just fallboard removal, the list becomes longer. There is a grand piano that has a trim strip in the tuning pin area. Removing the trim strip involves removing about 48 tiny screws. This exposes a few larger screws. Once those are removed, the 'stretcher' is then removed. Otherwise, the stretcher is too long to permit action removal. I may have one or more parts of this description wrong, since it's been a while, but I seem to recall the piano being a Gulbransen. If not... then it was a Winter. Ditto on it's been a while, but it occurs to me that some Kranich & Bach grands require some head-scratching as well... kinda' like removing tonsils through the ear. As for verticals, I too sometimes forget about the Everett setup, but always remember just prior to doing any damage. Finally, I have yet to see any two vintage Wurlitzer verticals where access was accomplished the same way. Jim Harvey, RPT ... who is starting to forget more than >I< ever knew, or so it seems!
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