At 07:32 AM 2/27/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Cy, >I almost always remove lids, fallboards, music desks....before moving, and >turn hinges backwards just to be sure. >Of course, if the skidboard fits pre-aligned, allowing the lid to hang >over, that works, too. >But, I'm still a bit leary of having the lid hinges stressed during moving. >I'm working on a shim system that would take the force of the straps, and >allow safe moving with lids still on. I have some pieces of very dense foam (new piano packing pieces?) ~2" thick 6=7" wide and just about the length of a normal grand rim depth. That 2" is higher than any lid overhang I've ever come across and allows serious tightening w/o screwing up the hinges. my 2¢ Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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