Gentlemen: Many thanks for your insights. David, if I pull up on it, it will snap for sure. Joe, what you descibe sounds surrealistic; but, probably it's the case (so to speak). What kind of people worked at Wurlitzer anyway? I will let you know after my next appt March 9th. Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> To: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Re; Wurlitzer Key upstop rail removal > David, > NO! The piano I'm talking about has sides that swing outward! It's like a > "Transformer" thingee. Goofiest POS I've ever seen! The date given > coincides with this abomination. First one I encountered, I pulled the > kick > panel and set it aside. Spent a couple of hours figuring it out and > getting > it apart. Then, when I put it back together, the last thing I put back was > the kick panel. It fell down on it's face and there, Lo and Behold, was > the > directions of how the damned thing came apart!! Grrrr! (Blush!) > Joe > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> >> To: joegarrett at earthlink.net <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; > pianotech at ptg.org <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Date: 2/3/10 9:44:30 AM >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Re; Wurlitzer Key upstop rail removal >> >> I have never seen this, but if this actually true, then you do need to > pull up in the middle. I'd retro-fit when you get it out. Shorten ends > and use screws...if possible >> >> David Ilvedson >> Pacifica, CA >> >> On Feb 3, 2010, at 9:27 AM, "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> > wrote: >> >> Clay said: "Thank you for your response. The Wurlitzer I'm working on is > not the standard type. >> It's keystop rail doesn't unscrew - instead, both ends fit into rabbited > slots which are cut into the case itself. There is sidewards play but not > enough to free the other end of the rail. Can't find a deeper cut-out slot > to move it further sideways to release the other end. >> >> Thanks again for your efforts." >> >> Clay, >> It would really help if you would provide some pictures of what you are > dealing with. I have a suspicion that you are dealing with one of those > "folding case" pianos. A way to tell if it is, is take the kick panel off > and look on the back side of it. If there are instructions as to how to > take the action out and how the case "opens up", then you are dealing with > a classic Wurlie Chinese Puzzle box! >> Regards, >> Joe >> >> >> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) >> Captain, Tool Police >> Squares R I >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/09 > 6:16 AM > > >
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