Well, la de da, Mr. Not Height Challenged! ;-] Yeah, actually that's a good method. I think I've done it, but my short arms make it a little more challenging for me. William R. Monroe On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 12:11 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:02 AM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> wrote: > >> >> >> Proper way to re-install?? Whatever works. I usually place the fallboard >> on the keys in the open position, about at the front edge of the sharps. >> Then I position the two cheek blocks on their posts. Then, lift the >> fallboard slightly and rotate to about 45 degrees and place into position. >> Some folks put the cheek blocks on outside the piano and balance the >> assembly to install as one piece. I've had the cheek blocks fall off too >> many times so I've stuck with the method I've outlined above. >> >> William R. Monroe >> > > > I think we are doing exactly the same thing at the end, but different at > the beginning. > > Here's the way I do it. With the fallboard on the floor (or on your lap or > wherever), put the cheek blocks on. Then, slide your index fingers over each > post to hold them in place as you pick up the fallboard and cheek blocks. > This way, the blocks cannot fall off as you lift the fallboard to place it > back in the piano. Then, set the fallboard and cheek blocks back in the > piano as you describe above, and work everything back into its place. > > Works well for me. > > -- > JF > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100306/5a9ea452/attachment.htm>
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