[pianotech] How do you ladies do it?

[Britney Kirk]

Willem, I'm a lady, and that's exactly how I do it: push up on one
spring, work one side of the bottom panel out, then push up the spring
on the other side.  If all else fails, I unscrew the springs to release
the board.  GO, WOMEN!

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of wimblees at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:16 PM
To: Pianotech at PTG.org
Subject: [pianotech] How do you ladies do it?

 

How do you take off the bottom panel when there are 2 springs holding
the thing in place? I've got a big wing span, and strong thumbs, but
sometimes that's not enough to push up the springs and remove the board
at the same time, especially when the springs are rusty, which most of
them are here in Hawaii. Up to now I push up on one, and pull the board
towards me a little, and then try to push up the other side. But I
wonder if there is another way to do this. This is not to imply that
this has to do with you ladies being the "weaker" sex, but most of you
are not as big as I am and don't have the wing span.  

Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com

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