You beat me to the punch, John. Things protruding from the bottom of a keybed--especially at the locations that would make the most sense for hand-holds--are definite knee-bangers! Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 6:56 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wood box for grand I would think the routing out of a section would be the best choice. I seem to recollect over the years having caught my trousers on a splinter below the key bed. I can see me catching my pants on a protruding piece of wood. Have you ever banged your knee on a disklavier control box? John Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: David Ilvedson ; pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wood box for grand Has anyone done this? Inquiring minds... Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 5:49:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wood box for grand Wouldn't a small block of wood screwed into the keybed also work as a hand hold? Maybe glued and screwed.0 David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 Original message From: "joel a. jones" To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 11/20/2008 11:30:06 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wood box for grand Alan, You bring up a point I had forgotten because we routed notches in our concert piano many years ago. One of the smarter things we did as it keeps the stage crew from pulling on the lid to guide the piano. In a pinch one person can move the piano off/on stage with the 'hand holds' cut under the keybed. I was concerned about the removal of the wood from under the keybed, but we never had any problem. The cut was wide enough to get your four fingers into the slot, and about one inch deep. Make the hole in the middle of the piano just far enough apart to reach comfortably with your hands beside you and approximately 3 inches from the front of the keybed. Try it you'll like it. Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WI On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:37 AM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote: We have some built-in closets where we keep some of the pianos that reside in our concert hall. The Bosendorfers we have feature notches under the keybed large enough to grab with the fingers of your palms-up hand. This makes it much easier to pull the piano out of it's cave, especially when clearance is limited through the doorway. I'm considering doing this to other pianos that may see the inside of the closet as well. Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Pierre Pouliot < To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 2:52 pm Subject: [pianotech] Wood box for grand Arial Hi, Arial I'm asked an estimate to build a wood box to protect a Yamaha C7 grand that will be installed in a secondary school. Arial Is there already some plan to buid such a box? Arial I think I'll recommand a cover installed over it that will go over the complete rim. I'll also include a mackintosh cover to put directly on the piano. Arial Any idea or recommendations? << span class="265052813-19112008"> Arial Pierre Pouliot Arial PTG Associate member Arial Gaspé, QC, Canada __________ Information provenant d'ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version de la base des signatures de virus 3625 (20081119) __________ Le message a été vérifié par ESET NOD32 Antivirus. 0000,0000,EEEEhttp://www.eset.com Arial Traveling over the river or through the woods this holiday season? 0000,0000,EEEE Get the MapQuest Toolbar . Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! John M.Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081125/ccd27a77/attachment.html>
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