John, You can take the hinges off and give them a little bend. Sort of jimmy them up, so to speak, so they don't rattle. This has worked for me in the past. I think they put the hinged flap on there so the pianist won't break his/her fingers on the fallboard when going for the bravura fortississimo effects. It also makes it easier to scratch and gouge the face of the fallboard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley Head Piano Technician Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: John Minor [mailto:jminor@uiuc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:20 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Steinway Fallboard Hinge Noise I've had noises coming from fallboard (KEYLID, according to S&S nomenclature) hinges on Steinway B's and D's off and on for a number of years and would like to hear any time-tested remedies or suggestions. On one instrument I've simply resorted to completely removing the hinge and narrow board on the front of the fallboards to eliminate the problem, but it just doesn't look right! Thanks! John Minor University of Illinois PS. Does anyone know why they made the hinged fallboard in the first place? When did this start? I know our older S&S's don't have them. I'm guessing more efficient manufacturing method. _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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