Chappell Yacht Piano

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cy Shuster" <charter1400@charter.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: August 13, 2003 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Chappell Yacht Piano


> How on earth do they manage to make the keyboard fold?  Does it
disconnect
> from the action somehow?  You'd think it would be easier for the front
edge
> to move upwards, rather than down...
>
> --Cy Shuster--
> Rochester, MN
>

>From the flipping pictures it is difficult to tell. (What happened to plain
old non-animated and, I'm sure, far less glitzy, but infinitely more useful
stationary pictures?) The Rippen vertical pianos had a similar feature.
They folded down quite nicely. A nice feature for pianos that had to be
moved up or down stairs.

Del