StwyGrand lid prop modification.

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Dale writes: 
<<  I got to thinking about this so I decided to try a  conversion.
  If I could devise a simple quick & easy way to add  a short stick to the 
original I'd be happy. 
   I took theorigianl stick & located a slot 1/2  inch wide & about 9 inches 
long slot based on the approximate location of  its newer factory 
counterpart. 
I traced the slot pattern in pencil, decided how  deep the slot should be & 
then drilled out the material between the lines  with a 7/16 inch Forster 
bit. 
  At the base end of the long stick, where the short  sticks pivot is 
created, it is necessary to create an  opening  completely thru the long 
stick, for 
perhaps an inch or  more So the short end of the short stick's end has  
clearance in the open position. Easier seen the typed. You know what I  mean. 
Look at 
one.
    It's basically & simple mortising  operation. Once the meat of wood is 
removed the sides of the slot can be easily  straightened & trued up with a 
very 
sharp chisel. I used a one inch crane  neck to clean  up the slot. Any sharp 
chisel will do. Use wider ones  to keep the edges true. >>

I believe that Willis Snyder demonstrated a template box they use for this 
operation (maybe at the New Orleans convention?).  It employs a router with a 
straight bit, and I think takes approx. 3 minutes to complete.  Anybody got the 
notes on this?
Regards,  



Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html