Sealed pianos

[Horace Greeley]

Wally,

Just wait until you see one of those old Wurlitzer vinyl covered jobs.

Welcome to the wonderful world of pianos!

Best.

Horace


At 07:36 AM 3/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>
>I was just called on to tune an Everett studio yesterday. When I started to
>open the piano, it wouldn't. After a couple of minutes of tugging, prying,
>and shining my flashlight, I finally noticed that the top was fastened on
>by two brackets with hex-hole screws. (The back was covered with a cloth.)
>Unfortunately I didn't bring my Allen wrenches. Fortunately the owner found
>some. Once the screws were removed, the top could be slid back and removed,
>then the front panel/music rack unscrewed and removed.
>
>My questions are these: Is this common to all Everett studio pianos? Are
>there other piano brands that have uncommon fastenings and therefore
>require uncommon tools for opening?
>
>Wally Scherer
>Norfolk, VA
>
>
Horace Greeley

Stanford University
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