Prying - was Re: Everett vertical pinblock separation

[Marcel Carey]

Hi Bill,

Here are my two cents:

You could look read measure to check if the plate comes down straight from
the top. By measuring the distance of the plate from the front part of the
cabinet, it will give you an idea if the top portion of the plate is
parallel to the back. Measure bass tenor and treble and it should give you
an idea. Now an idea is just that, an idea. If you want to know the truth,
go ahead and chisel.

Good Luck

Marcel Carey, RPT

At 22:32 97-12-18 EST, you wrote:
>List -
>
>Many thanks for the advice on dealing with the Everett.
>
>I now face a situation where I cannot see if there is a separation because
the
>cabinet exterior is glued fast to the top of the pin block.  There are no
>rubber buttons hiding screws on this one.  The piano is an otherwise
>restorable player (Dayton, 1920s vintage).  However, since it is 400 cents
>flat I would like for information's sake to know that the flatness is only
due
>to neglect and not because of glue joint failure.  In my experience, neglect
>rarely accounts for more than 100 cents flat.  The tuning pins do not appear
>to be the problem.  
>
>Does anyone have a better solution than taking a chisel to pry that part of
>the cabinet loose in order to examine the pinblock-to-back joint?  Or any way
>to guess the integrity of the joint without gaining access?
>
>Bill Maxim, RPT
>