Can't Open Piano...Please Help

[Dean May]

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Whenever I can't seem to open a lid I've taken to instinctively running
my fingers over the back edge to feel for hinges. If I don't feel any
hinges I know it must be some sort of sliding lock arrangement. If I
feel hinges I pry harder. 
 
On one piano it almost got me in trouble. It was a studio size, don't
remember the brand. But it had long screws coming up from below the key
bed all the way into the music desk. Take the screws out and the desk
and lid hinge up like a Baldwin 243 Hamilton. Seems like it was a Cable.
 
Dean
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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Farrell
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 4:59 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Can't Open Piano...Please Help
 
How funny Susan. Just yesterday I tuned a S&C spinet. It took me about
five minutes to figure it out. First time I had seen one like this. You
are right. Just tap with the heel of your hand down and back on the
front edge. Once the lid has slid back an inch or so it will lift right
off - some old uprights had an arrangement like this.
 
Terry Farrell
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At 12:59 PM 9/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:


Pull the piano away from the wall you may see two round head bolts with
a hex tool aperture in them. Hope this helps.
 
Hubert

That's an Everett. 

Try pushing down fairly hard, and sliding toward the rear. I believe
it's toward the rear -- it's been awhile since I've met one, but I think
I remember having to pull it out from the wall a little bit. The first
time I ran into one, my customer broke it so she could figure out how to
get in. Jarring it a little with the heel of your hand might help, but
it's definitely a horizontal front-back or back-front slide which is
needed. I think front to back. 

Susan 

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