Phil: Tip the fallboard half way closed and look at the end. I've seen them where there were two screws in a brass flange at the ends of the fallboard. Usually the fallboard has been routed to accommodate the flange so it's invisible from the front. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 06/13/2001 at 5:16 PM Phil Bondi wrote: >Today's question involves a 1921 G. Steck. > >I needed to get to the action to perform some minor surgery on a wayward >hammer flange. > >After figuring out that there was more than 1 screw per cheek block(a total >of 3 in the right one), then I had to try and figure out how the key cover >on this one came off. > >I still haven't figured it out. Usually with pianos of this vintage, they >were connected to the cheek blocks. Not this one. This one seemed to be >connected to the cabinet by 2 pins at either end of the Key Cover, but no >real 'slot' to lift, or pull, or whatever, to get the dang thing off. It >seemed as if it was a permenant connection, somehow spring-loaded. > >I was able to move the action back far enough to make the repair, but this >key cover has me scratching my ever-balding head. > >What did I miss? > >roo(k) David M. Porritt dporritt@swbell.net Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275
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