Hard to open piano

[Lance Lafargue]

Baldwin wanted only Baldwin trained techs working on them!  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Hard to open piano
> Date: Saturday, November 15, 1997 10:11 AM
> 
> Kit, on the underside of the keybed are four screws in a row. The second
> from the front on each side is about six inches long and when removed
> allows you lift out everything down to the keys.  The last one I worked
> on, the lady said the previous 4 tuners had been unable to get inside. 
> I think they were trying to leave us a puzzle in those days. Or they
> really didn't care whether a technician would be able to get in or not!
> 
> Warren
> 
> kitster@Polarnet.com wrote:
> > 
> > Well, this is slightly embarrassing.  Went to tune an Acrosonic spinet
this
> > morning and couldn't open the top.  This is an older piano, probably
early
> > 1950s, with a unique top that folds up just like a table when it's
closed.
> > When it's open, the front folds back on itself and it looks pretty
normal.
> > 
> > There are no hinges showing on the back of the piano, leading me to
think
> > the top lifts off, somehow.  I couldn't find any screws, and I tried to
> > push the top forward and back, thinking it used screwheads in a
friction
> > plate of some kind.  No luck.
> > 
> > Anyone have experience with a Baldwin of this style?  If the answer is
> > really simple and will make me look foolish, you might respond
privately.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Kit Cleworth
> 
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