[pianotech] Nauga Question

[David Lawson Pianos]

Thanks Guys for making me look up what sort of animal a Nauga is!! I thought I knew a bit about animals, because let's face it, we tune for a few from time to time!
I must check and see if any Naugas have been brought down here to Australia, and I will try and get one of their skins to put on the next piano I make.
The closest we get to a Nauga here in Oz is a golf term called Naga. Rather than say the actual meaning here, suffice to say it stands for a gentleman, or women, who can't play the very well.
Cheers, David Lawson Wangaratta Australia.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J Patrick Draine 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Nauga Question


  It's been a while John, but I can give a few clues. You will find that you'll need to search around for some relatively small screws, I think on the back of piano, to remove a shell-like portion of the case. Just approach it as a puzzle that you need to solve before you can service the beast, and you'll be fine. Preferably in the morning after a good night's sleep, and just the proper amount of caffein in your system. Don't plan to be in & out in some record time. Plus, it probably hasn't been opened in a long time, so there will be extra stuff to do.
  Have fun,
  Patrick


  On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

    Finally I will get a chance to tune one of the infamous Naugahyde covered Wurlitzers, although she called it cordovan covered.
    Still brings tears to my eyes, when I think of all those lovely Naugas that were killed to cover these pianos.
    The person asked me if I knew how to disassemble this piano for tuning, I hadn't realized there might be a problem.
    Is there anything I should know, to make the unit accessible for tuning?
    Thank you.
    John Ross
    Windsor, Nova Scotia.


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