Upright Side Removal/ Terry

[Robert Moffatt]

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 Joe, Terry, et tous,

We have done many "piano removals" that have been trapped in rooms built =
around them. A skill saw?? The sides are attached with hide glue..as a =
rule.=20
A few well placed "hits" with a heavy hammer, and the aid of a chisel, =
does the job perfectly...particularly if the sides come off with a few =
chunks of the frame.
These are the only accurate "indexing holes"! Simply align the "chunks =
with the "divots"....no need for measurements..shimming..dowels etc. =
Then reglue with hide glue.
That is for the next guy. Lord help him if you used white glue....or the =
increasing popular (shudder) CA stuff.

Regards,

Bob

Been there, did it the wrong way, learned the right way, now IT'S here =
to stay!

Moffatt & Sons Piano Atelier
Calgary, Alberta - Canada
Tel. 403 243-0385=20
moffattr@cadvision.com



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  From: Joseph Garrett=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:51 PM
  Subject: Upright Side Removal/ Terry


  Terry et al,
  I had to remove the sides of an upright so that it would go up a very
  narrow/steep set of stairs. The piano had been put into the basement =
of this
  house before the main floor and the staircase were built! With VERY =
accurate
  measurements, I determined that the back would indeed fit, diagonally =
up the
  stairs. But nothing else! So, the piano had to be completely taken =
apart,
  right down to the strung back! I removed the sides with a 10" =
Porter-Cable
  (Skill type) saw. It is a really heavy/beefy honker with torque to =
spare.
  The 10" blade was set at maximum depth, which was about 1/4" to 1/2" =
shy of
  going all the way through to the plate. I put the piano on it's face =
and had
  at it! (Yes, I had help with this project....my son. <G>)
  Once we got the piano out of the basement, (the best local mover and =
his
  helpers did the move up the stairs.), we loaded the whole "piano kit" =
in the
  trailer and the suburban and headed for the shop. The one mistake I =
made,
  was that I did not predrill some indexing holes, so it was a little =
more
  difficult to get everything back and aligned. Because the 10" saw =
blade made
  an 1/8" kerf, it was easy to put 1/8" maple plywood in as spacers to
  compensate and get the original "width" back to what it was. The piano =
was
  saved for the "Son" & his wife, by doing this. The Mom and Dad were
  delighted to get the piano out of the downstairs Rec room. Happy =
ending to a
  real project.
  Best Regards,
  Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

  Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}

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