Kbd lock

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Richard,

At 09:04 PM 9/5/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>If it is a typical fall board lock with skeleton key, are the keys 
>universal, such that I can just order a key?  I assume that, failing its 
>universality, I can order a lock and key set from Pianotek, remove the 
>existing lock and install the new one with key.


You might get away with a skeleton key, if the piano is an upright made 
before about 1925...

Otherwise, many and varied are the locks.

>    * If he needs a new lock, I'd just as soon sell him a Hands Off 
> Fallboard Lock, listed in Pianotek for 53.95, to which I would apply a 
> usual markup, plus an hourly rate for installation.  Does this sound 
> right?  It would end up costing about $150.

They work fine, on an individual basis. - See below.

>    *
>    * This is for a university.  Do I request a purchase order before I do 
> the work?  I can imagine the red tape that could screw things up.
The locks here are all keyed to a master system (Best) so that master, 
submaster and individual keys are possible.  - For example: The classroom 
and the piano contained therein are both on the same submaster, but studios 
are not...

I have had good success with the Jaras clamps, which I bore out slightly to 
fit a thin bailed lock.





Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076

- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.