I had always thought that M&H was the only one to have a greater than 90 degree angle between the front and the left side, the idea being to enlarge the soundboard area, Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Forsyth" <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:40 PM Subject: Something Odd > Okay you guys, stop strutting around with your damper protection. > No one has got the answer yet, although Conrad is actually correct about > the auxiliary (transition) (third) bridge. > > I discovered something odd when I opened back the top and saw that the > edges of the top did not line up......"gads, something horrible has gone > wrong here!". It took a few seconds to dawn on me that the long side runs > at an obtuse angle to the keyboard. You will notice the wedge shaped > filler between the left side shelf slider and the rim and thus the left > cheek is also wedge shaped. > > "Case" closed....uhmm..... > > AF > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@luther.edu> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:52 PM > Subject: Re:Something Odd > > >> At 13:35 4/5/2005, you wrote: >>>Conrad >>> >>>Well of COURSE they are... silly me... Now why I didnt think of looking >>>behind the damper protection strut. I must be slipp'n.. Thats them just >>>under the notes guard right ?? Pushed quite a ways back now arent they ? >>> >>>Cheers >>>RicB >> >> >> OK, buddy, whut do YOU call that portion of the plate which runs athwart? >> ;-} >> Damper protection is the term I heard many years ago for them sideways >> struts... >> >> I see a hint of black between the left music shelf and the folded down >> music rack to the rear of the lateral(?) strut. Damper heads, perhaps? >> Either that or a second bar between the two side shelves. 'Twould be >> clearer if rack were up. >> >> >> >> >> >> Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 >> >> - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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