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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This sounds like one =
I ran into
several years ago. It also defied removal. After going =
through the
same steps, I noticed looking at the END of the fallboard when it was =
half open,
I saw two screws on each end going into a flat strip of metal which was =
part of
the hinge. Removing these screws released the fallboard, and =
sliding it
off the metal strips removed it entirely. Is this clear? The =
key is
finding the screws that go into the fall horizontally on each =
end.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Mike =
Kurta</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=hardman@hiwaay.net =
href="mailto:hardman@hiwaay.net">Wesley
Hardman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 02, 2003 =
12:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fallboard =
removal</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone help with this =
one????</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=sparker1@tds.net href="mailto:sparker1@tds.net">Sheila =
Parker</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=hardman@hiwaay.net
href="mailto:hardman@hiwaay.net">Wesley Hardman</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 01, 2003 3:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Hello</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Wesley, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I hope all is well =
with you. I
have run across a piano I wanted to ask you about. Have you done any =
work on a
George Steck Baby Grand Piano? The one I tuned was manufactured in =
1932, there
was no problem tuning it. The owner wanted me to take the action out =
and clean
it. The key rail came off as usual. The problem was the fall board. =
There were
no screws to loosen, there were no slots to align so it would come =
out. I
could see the pins that the fall board pivoted on and tried every =
thing I
could to find the secret to get the fall board off to no avail. =
Another
strange feature was that the blocks at each end of the keyboard were =
fasten in
with screws going in from the top instead of the bottom. The only way =
to get
to these screws was to take the fall board off first. I could use =
any
help you can give on this one. The piano is in good condition for its =
age.
There is no way to make any repairs if needed in the future if I can't =
find
out how to get the fall board off. I search the Internet for info but =
came up
empty handed. Any help you can give me will certainly be
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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Bill</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>