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<DIV>In a message dated 2/20/05 7:02:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
custos3@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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Has anyone
encountered a problem with one of those gradual-descent <BR>fallboards
freezing? I have a customer with a 7 ft. Bosendorfer with one of <BR>those=
who
really has to push down very hard to close the fallboard - and <BR>then re=
ally
crank on it to get it open again. For what that thing cost, I <BR>suspect =
that
the fallboard should work. The piano is probably out of <BR>warranty - it'=
s
the second owner. Not knowing how those mechanisms work, I <BR>hesitate to=
start pumping lubricants into them. The only other bit of data <BR>I can a=
dd
is that the piano lives in a cool, moist, foggy environment. <BR>Anyone ha=
ve
any idea how to deal with this?<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Israel,</DIV>
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<DIV>If it's the same one that they have in Seiler grands, there should be a=
small hex-head screw (I think it's a 3 mm) on the side of the fallboard wher=
e
the mechanism is. Try to back it out and see if it works a little
better.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tell your customer NOT to force the fallboard down. The reason I =
know
about this mechanism is because I have a customer who tried to aid the desce=
nt
of the fallboard and ended up causing delamination of the wood and stripped =
the
screw holes that hold the mechanism in place by pushing too exuberantly.</DI=
V>
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<DIV>Thanks for your instruction at the technical institute last weekend!</D=
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<DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>