Fallboard removal

Joe And Penny Goss imatunr@srvinet.com
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 23:16:45 -0600


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Hi Bill and Wesley.
There are two types that I would look for.
First the easy one would be where you get to the fall board screws from =
the side of the board. There might be two screws on each end that hold =
the hardwear on to a long strap of brass. remove the screws and the =
fallboard / key cover comes out to allow you to ( heres the second one )
expose screws that are driven in at a slant into the cheek block. This =
is hard to spot as all parts including screws are painted black. They =
can be seen and removed if you depress A0 and C8. Then the cheek blocks =
and sometimes the whole assembly comes out together.
Let me know what you discover> It might help me remember the name of =
that critter Geo Steck or was it another masked bandit.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Wesley Hardman=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:02 PM
  Subject: Fallboard removal


  Can anyone help with this one????
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  From: Sheila Parker=20
  To: Wesley Hardman=20
  Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:34 PM
  Subject: Hello


  Hi Wesley,=20
      I hope all is well with you. I have run across a piano I wanted to =
ask you about. Have you done any work on a George Steck Baby Grand =
Piano? The one I tuned was manufactured in 1932, there was no problem =
tuning it. The owner wanted me to take the action out and clean it. The =
key rail came off as usual. The problem was the fall board. There were =
no screws to loosen, there were no slots to align so it would come out. =
I could see the pins that the fall board pivoted on and tried every =
thing I could to find the secret to get the fall board off to no avail. =
Another strange feature was that the blocks at each end of the keyboard =
were fasten in with screws going in from the top instead of the bottom. =
The only way to get to these screws was to take the fall board off =
first. I could use any help you can give on this one. The piano is in =
good condition for its age. There is no way to make any repairs if =
needed in the future if I can't find out how to get the fall board off. =
I search the Internet for info but came up empty handed.  Any help you =
can give me will certainly be appreciated.
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 Thanks,
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             Bill 
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