[pianotech] everett uprights

[Ron Nossaman]

On a service call to a school long ago, I find an Everett with 
the lid suspended by the bent brackets, front pins ripped and 
splintered out, bobbing up and down like the head of one of 
those demented dashboard ornaments. Someone had opened it from 
the front by lunging up on the lid until it raised. I thought 
the effect was kind of cute, but the administration had other 
ideas and wanted it fixed. I suggested minimizing the chances 
of a repeat offense by just installing hinges and getting it 
over with. So that's what we did. End of drama from that 
particular source, and on to the next lurking adventure.
Ron N