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<font face="Arial">At a school earlier this month the head of music
asked if I could fix the sagging keybed of one of their 1970s
Marshall & Rose uprights (quite nice school pianos of that
era). The bass end was hanging down at least half an inch. I
managed to fix it, by propping the middle of the keybed on a chair
such that the front of the piano was lifted off the ground and the
keybed forced back up to where it should be, letting me glue and
screw it into place.<br>
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At another school last week the same thing was beginning to happen
to a similar piano. This time both ends, but only about a quarter
inch. Similar repair, this time using an old car jack. Three inch
screws in through the ends of the key cheeks which are pretty
solid. (The key cheek blocks were removed and the glue worked in
before lifting the keybed up). Not elegant, though the pianos are
pretty beat-up anyway. But next time I attend, if I am satisfied
that everything has remained solid, I will cover the screw heads
with a suitable filler.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
David.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a><br>
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