<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT color=#0000ff>Joe, Terry, = et tous,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We have done many = "piano removals" that have been trapped in rooms built around them. A skill saw?? The = sides are attached with hide glue..as a rule. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>A few well placed = "hits" with a heavy hammer, and the aid of a chisel, does the job = perfectly...particularly if the sides come off with a few chunks of the frame.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>These are the only = accurate "indexing holes"! Simply align the "chunks with the "divots"....no need for measurements..shimming..dowels etc. Then reglue with hide = glue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><EM>That is for the = next guy</EM>. Lord help him if you used white glue....or the increasing popular (<EM>shudder</EM>) CA stuff.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><U><EM>Been there, = did it the wrong way, learned the right way, now </EM>IT'S<EM> here to stay!</EM></U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Moffatt & Sons = Piano Atelier<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT = color=#0000ff>Calgary, Alberta - Canada<BR>Tel. 403 243-0385</FONT> <BR><A href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com">moffattr@cadvision.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 16, = 2002 6:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Upright Side Removal/ Terry</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Terry et al,<BR>I had to remove the sides of an upright = so that it would go up a very<BR>narrow/steep set of stairs. The piano had = been put into the basement of this<BR>house before the main floor and the = staircase were built! With VERY accurate<BR>measurements, I determined that the = back would indeed fit, diagonally up the<BR>stairs. But nothing else! So, = the piano had to be completely taken apart,<BR>right down to the strung back! I = removed the sides with a 10" Porter-Cable<BR>(Skill type) saw. It is a really heavy/beefy honker with torque to spare.<BR>The 10" blade was set at = maximum depth, which was about 1/4" to 1/2" shy of<BR>going all the way = through to the plate. I put the piano on it's face and had<BR>at it! (Yes, I had help = with this project....my son. <G>)<BR>Once we got the piano out of the = basement, (the best local mover and his<BR>helpers did the move up the = stairs.), we loaded the whole "piano kit" in the<BR>trailer and the = suburban and headed for the shop. The one mistake I made,<BR>was that I did not = predrill some indexing holes, so it was a little more<BR>difficult to = get everything back and aligned. Because the 10" saw blade made<BR>an 1/8" = kerf, it was easy to put 1/8" maple plywood in as spacers to<BR>compensate = and get the original "width" back to what it was. The piano was<BR>saved for = the "Son" & his wife, by doing this. The Mom and Dad were<BR>delighted to = get the piano out of the downstairs Rec room. Happy ending to a<BR>real project.<BR>Best Regards,<BR>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR><BR>Been = There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! = [G}<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>