<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV>Thank you. Here at Pianoholic's Anonymous I keep forgetting that it's not my fault, it's a disease. I've been a piano addict all my life.</DIV> <DIV>Fenton</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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">From: <A title=edoss@utm.edu href="mailto:edoss@utm.edu">Elwood Doss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> That’s fine.  Come to think of it I did too!  They are fun to take off and put back on.  At the same time if you don’t, on some of their cheaper spinets, you have to keep the fallboard pulled part way out to see what you are doing as far as tuning is concerned.  I guess they all have their quirks!  Have a blessed week!<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName>, Jr., M.M.E., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: Fenton Murray [mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:24 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Don't take it personal, Elwood. I threw a fit once when I was young trying to get an Acrosonic fall back on, that's all. I'm OK now, just needed to get that out.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Fenton<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> From: <A title=edoss@utm.edu href="mailto:edoss@utm.edu">Elwood Doss</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:47 AM<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Subject: RE: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> Oh, c’mon, leave <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> alone.  I’ve yet to see a <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> upright that was difficult to open up.  The old <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hamiltons</st1:City></st1:place> were a piece of cake and I really like that design.  Wish they hadn’t changed it.  I’ve seen some others that were a bear to get into...especially the ones with the screws and “L” brackets where the screws are difficult to see unless the lighting is extremely bright.  And the side lifting tops are a pain for sure.  In regard to opening up uprights, <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place>’s been pretty kind to us.<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName>, Jr., M.M.E., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: Fenton Murray [mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:40 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Well, we all know Baldwin likes to make us work, I think someone told them we get paid by the hour so please do what ever you can to make your pianos hard to take apart, as in Acrosonic falls and on and on. Although the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hamilton</st1:City></st1:place> front kind of works, if you don't destroy the action closing it. But then, that's even more work. Maybe they are trying to help us.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Fenton<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> From: <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 6:05 PM<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Subject: Re: Side lifting tops on vertical pianos<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV> I have the most problems with the <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> consoles that have the two hinges but the pins are part of the hinge and you have to line up both just right or it won't go back together. I usually have to have the client hold the right end while I position the pins and push in. Very tough for one man to do.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> RU/UP<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> -------------- Original message from "John Formsma" <formsma@gmail.com>: -------------- <o:p></o:p> <DIV> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Willem Blees <<A href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">wimblees@aol.com</A>> wrote:<o:p></o:p> Pulling the pin out is the easy part. Putting it back in is what creates the problem. The hinges have to be lined up perfectly. If they are not, it is easy to bend the long hinge pin as you try to push it back in. Bruce's idea is fantastic. I hope it makes it into the Journal's Tips sections.  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p></o:p> <DIV> It's not usually hard for me.  Pushing it back in is done with one end in a small Vise Grip pliers.  Yes, the hinges must be lined up.  But, when you're "jiggling" them slightly while pushing in the pin, it works.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> -- JF<o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>