Really, Really Gradual Descent Fallboard

[David Ilvedson]

If all else fails why close the fallboard?

David Ilvedson



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Israel Stein <custos3@comcast.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:01:36 -0800
Subject: Really, Really Gradual Descent Fallboard


>List,

>Has anyone encountered a problem with one of those gradual-descent 
>fallboards freezing? I have a customer with a 7 ft. Bosendorfer with one of 
>those who really has to push down very hard to close the fallboard - and 
>then really crank on it to get it open again. For what that thing cost, I 
>suspect that the fallboard should work. The piano is probably out of 
>warranty - it's the second owner. Not knowing how those mechanisms work, I 
>hesitate to start pumping lubricants into them. The only other bit of data 
>I can add is that the piano lives in a cool, moist, foggy environment. 
>Anyone have any idea how to deal with this?

>Israel Stein


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