In a message dated 97-04-17 00:24:25 EDT, you write: << ps that reminds me of Horace's 2 inch by 2 inch solid maple regulating table. He must service the Pierce miniature piano collection, or there is a lot of Scotch in him. --x(~:Þ >> Richard, Scotch or Scot? My Scottish grandfather always told me that Scotch was something you drink. Seriously though, I've been tinkering with the idea of building a heavy shop tilter and have talked to my machinst about making metal "brackets" for the curves and cleats and then make the frame from maple. If you have one of the tubular metal tilters around, you could probably get a good start on the dimensions. One thought on making it to break down is to use through mortices with a key that wedges as is sometimes used on old workbenches or trestle tables. I remember seeing an article on this in Fine Woodworking sometime back. This way you could just knock the wedges out to break it down and tap then in for a tight fir on setup, although I would sure want to do some testing before trusting it to be stable to hold the weight of an old upright. BTW, I ran across a patent listing of some device to tilt grands with one person. I couldn't download the picture so I'm still a little fuzzy on the construction. Should be interesting though. Allan Allan L. Gilreath, RPT Gilreath Piano & Organ Co. Berry College Gilreath@aol.com Calhoun, GA USA
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