Robin Pulling the pin out is the easy part. Putting it back in is what creates the problem. The hinges have to be lined up perfectly. If they are not, it is easy to bend the long hinge pin as you try to push it back in.?Bruce's idea is fantastic. I hope it makes it?into the Journal's Tips sections. ? Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Honolulu, HI Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Robin Stevens <pianobee at bigpond.com> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:33 pm Subject: RE: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos I would say that by the time you have gone out to your car and returned, you could have pulled that hinge pin out! If the first time it has to be pulled from the back put it back so that it can be pulled from the front. Robin ? From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of AlliedPianoCraft Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 8:43 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos ? Works in the bass and tenor, but how do you tune the treble? ? Al Guecia ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Dornfeld To: pianotech Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos ? I ran in one just today.? Here is a picture of the piano held open with the sectional steel rods. ? ? Bruce Dornfeld, RPT bdornfeld at earthlink.net 847-498-0379 ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080310/71c5bfd7/attachment.html
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