Butterfly

[Martin Dubow]

Thank you, David, for answering my question.
Now I know what to expect.

Martin Dubow


David Streit wrote:

> Martin, since nobody else has said it, expect to take just about the whole
> lid apart just to get at the tuning pins.
> Depending on the way it's built, there are a multitude of little screws that
> put it together.
>
> I refinished and restrung one from a picture perfect old plantation home in
> Georgia where the house was full of actual working antiques.  The lady had
> more money than she knew what to do with, she even had buffalo.  Pipes broke
> upstairs and leaked down on the piano.
>
> The case was a beautiful burled walnut with really tight grain, but I wasn't
> impressed with the piano, just like the rest of the guys mentioned on the
> list.  It had no side to it, completely moon shaped, the flat side being at
> the keys.
>
> In the one I had, you had to remove screws to remove screws. When you opened
> the lid, you couldn't see the strings at all.  There were 1/4 moon panels
> under each lid with lots of tiny screws.  I had to take these panel off
> first to get access to the rest of the piano, moving back to front.
>
> Hopefully you wont have the kind of pain in the neck that I did.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Dave Streit
> AAA Piano Service
> Portland, OR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Martin Dubow <tuner@mediaone.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 7:50 PM
> Subject: Butterfly
>
> > I got a call today to tune a butterfly piano. The woman
> > said the lid opens like a butterfly.
> >
> > Can someone please shed some light on this for me before
> > I go over there and make a fool out of myself not being
> > familiar with this beast (insect?)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Martin Dubow
> >
> >