Can't Open Piano...Please Help

[hubert liverman]

OOPS!
 Story & Clark made a Church piano. Everett made a school piano.

My trigger finger was quick but my thumb was elsewere (thank you Joe Garret)
:-)

Hubert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Can't Open Piano...Please Help


> It slides! Put some effort into sliding it forward -- if it's been
> decades since someone serviced the piano it may take considerable
> effort. Once you're clear of the screw heads that they're snug
> against, you'll be able to lift the lid off.
> I'm not *certain* this is a S&C configuration, but it sounds familiar
> (and I had one recently that was very very difficult to free up).
> Patrick
> On Sep 3, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Matthew Todd wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I went to check out a piano of a good friend of mine.  It is a
> > Story & Clark spinet.  How in the heck do you open it up?  The top
> > won't lift up, and there are no visible screws.  The very top does
> > have some give, but it still won't budge.  The music desk and top
> > won't move either.  Please help.  Thank goodness I know these
> > people very well!
> >
> > Matthew
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