<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'> <div>Right.</div> <div> </div> <div>I tuned a Steinway D in a chorus room once. About half way through the tuning my eyes landed on the hinges, and discovered that the pins were not there. Somehow the lid stayed up without the pins, but it could have been a very bad scene. </div> <div> </div> <div><A id=sp-2 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Swim, Whim, Wimp, Win, WI, WWI, Wm" href="#">Wim</A></div> <div><br>  </div> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px"> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>I've had several instances where grand lids were not attached and no one bothered to tell me. Now I wiggle it a bit from side to side as I lift it a couple of inches, before lifting it up all the way. I keep some hinge pins in my tool bag. Sometimes they have to be bent a bit for a tighter fit. In the absence of a proper hinge pin, the customer may have a nail that will work.<br> <br> However, as I think about it, a visual check beforehand would be better, right?<br> <br> Wally<br> <br> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE></div> <br> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Wally <A id=sp-3 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Shearer, Schemer, Sharer, Schaefer, Shearers, Cheerer, Cherry" href="#">Scherer</A> <afinetune@yahoo.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: <A id=sp-4 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Thou, Thru, Thud, Thug, Thus, Thule, Thurs" href="#">Thu</A>, Oct 13, 2011 1:44 am<br> Subject: [pianotech] Falling piano lid (was fallen piano)<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>I've had several instances where grand lids were not attached and no one bothered to tell me. Now I wiggle it a bit from side to side as I lift it a couple of inches, before lifting it up all the way. I keep some hinge pins in my tool bag. Sometimes they have to be bent a bit for a tighter fit. In the absence of a proper hinge pin, the customer may have a nail that will work.<br> <br> However, as I think about it, a visual check beforehand would be better, right?<br> <br> Wally<br> <br> A FINE TUNE - Piano Tuning & Repairs<br> Wallace T. <A id=sp-5 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Shearer, Schemer, Sharer, Schaefer, Shearers, Cheerer, Cherry" href="#">Scherer</A>, piano technician, music educator<br> 5020 Canal Drive, Lake Worth, Florida, 33463-8014<br> Telephone: 561-432-4121<br> Web page: <A href="http://aftune.angelfire.com/" target=_blank>http://aftune.angelfire.com</A><br> Facebook: <A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-FINE-TUNE-PIANO-TUNING-REPAIRS/129845010366185" target=_blank>http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-FINE-TUNE-PIANO-TUNING-REPAIRS/129845010366185</A><br> ------------------------------------------------<br> FREE TICKETS: <A href="http://aftune.angelfire.com/freetics.html" target=_blank>http://aftune.angelfire.com/freetics.html</A><br> <br> --- On <B>Sat, 9/24/11, Gerald <A id=sp-6 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Grot, Root, Rot, Got, Groton, Grout, Robot" href="#">Groot</A> <I><<A href="mailto:tunerboy3@comcast.net">tunerboy3@comcast.net</A>></I></B> wrote:<br> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><br> From: Gerald <A id=sp-7 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Grot, Root, Rot, Got, Groton, Grout, Robot" href="#">Groot</A> <<A href="mailto:tunerboy3@comcast.net">tunerboy3@comcast.net</A>><br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fallen Piano<br> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 1:08 PM<br> <br> <div id=yiv45285912> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 _filtered #yiv45285912 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a _filtered #yiv45285912 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a _filtered #yiv45285912 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a _filtered #yiv45285912 {font-family:"Comic Sans MS";panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 #yiv45285912 p.yiv45285912MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 li.yiv45285912MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 div.yiv45285912MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"serif";} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 span.yiv45285912MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 span.yiv45285912MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 span.yiv45285912EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 span.yiv45285912EmailStyle18 {font-family:"sans-serif";color:#1F497D;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 .yiv45285912MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a _filtered #yiv45285912 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #AOLMsgPart_1_54dddb08-2d80-4b7c-b4d2-70e35437ca8a #yiv45285912 div.yiv45285912WordSection1 {} </STYLE> <div class=yiv45285912WordSection1> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Scary stuff.  I nearly had an accident with a Yamaha <A id=sp-8 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
AC, BC, CA, CB, CD, CO, CS" href="#">C</A>-7 lid.  Yes, I forgot to check the hinge pins….  When I lifted it up, it was nice and tight feeling at first but, this time I wiggled it side to side just to check it and sure enough, the thing took off toward the floor like a boulder because the back hinge was missing the pin!  Luckily for me, I was in a position and am still strong, that I grabbed it quickly, pulled it back up, held it in place and then let it back down again with no damage whatsoever to anything at all.  Phew!  I went to the car, found a pin that fit, cussing under my breath at the SOB that took it out in the first place and then I fixed it.  </SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A id=sp-9 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Jeer, Jerk, Jeers, Jr, ER, Jerry, Jewry" href="#">Jer</A></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div> <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?"><A id=sp-10 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
mail to, Milton, mail, malt, milt, Milo, maillot" href="#">mailto</A>:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B><A id=sp-11 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Del win, Dewing, Deli, Adeline, Dealing, Decline, Deleing" href="#">Delwin</A> D <A id=sp-12 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Anodic, Fabric, Sandwich, Android, Antioch, Amidic, Anarchy" href="#">Fandrich</A><br> <B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:03 PM<br> <B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> <B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Fallen Piano</SPAN></div> </div> </div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal> </div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Haven’<A id=sp-13 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
T, Ft, St, at, ct, et, ft" href="#">t</A> you ever been told you’re not supposed to tilt pianos on their lyres?</SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This very nearly happened to me one time. The customer had been complaining about her piano not being stable following their recent move. When I arrived to tune it she asked if I would help her husband turn it a bit and when we did we discovered the two machine screws that should have been holding the bass leg solid had not been installed. The leg was positioned by two dowels and that was all that was holding it in place. Apparently the movers were in a hurry….</SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A id=sp-14 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
add, dad, did, dud, odd, DOD, DVD" href="#">ddf</A></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A id=sp-15 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Del win, Dewing, Deli, Adeline, Dealing, Decline, Deleing" href="#">Delwin</A> D <A id=sp-16 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Anodic, Fabric, Sandwich, Android, Antioch, Amidic, Anarchy" href="#">Fandrich</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Piano Design & Fabrication</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6939 Foothill Court SW, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Olympia, Washington 98512 USA</SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone  360.515.0119 — Cell  360.388.6525</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A rel=nofollow>del@fandrichpiano.com </A>— <A rel=nofollow>ddfandrich@gmail.com</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></div> <div class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=yiv45285912MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?"><A id=sp-17 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
mail to, Milton, mail, malt, milt, Milo, maillot" href="#">mailto</A>:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Noah <A id=sp-18 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
Freer, Free, Ferret, Freed, Frees, Fryer, Furore" href="#">Frere</A><br> <B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:15 AM<br> <B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> <B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Fallen Piano</SPAN></div> <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=yiv45285912MsoNormal> </div> <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=yiv45285912MsoNormal>Yes, this happened...<br> In slow motion the piano toppled like the tree that it once was, and I have a vague <A id=sp-19 class=spell title="Click here to replace with: 
memory, memoir, merry, member, entry, memo, smeary" href="#">mempry</A> of "No no no no no..." coming from me...<br> It all turned out well though. The corner was barely scuffed! <br> Beats me how there were NO SCREWS in the leg. Brother. <br> Oh - plus there is wax in the action...<br> Fun appointment! </div> </div> </div> </BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></div> </div> </font>