Hard to open piano

[Edward Carwithen]

Kit...

Been there, done that.  Don't think my embarrassing moment was an acrosonic
though.  Can't remember.  But the top pulled forward, then up.  Worst thing
was that I neglected to make a note of the situation, and the next time I
tuned the piano, I couldn't remember what I had done before.  

Ed Carwithen

At 07:51 PM 11/14/97 -0900, you 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
>
>
Ed Carwithen
Oregon