Kit, on the underside of the keybed are four screws in a row. The second from the front on each side is about six inches long and when removed allows you lift out everything down to the keys. The last one I worked on, the lady said the previous 4 tuners had been unable to get inside. I think they were trying to leave us a puzzle in those days. Or they really didn't care whether a technician would be able to get in or not! Warren kitster@Polarnet.com wrote: > > Well, this is slightly embarrassing. Went to tune an Acrosonic spinet this > morning and couldn't open the top. This is an older piano, probably early > 1950s, with a unique top that folds up just like a table when it's closed. > When it's open, the front folds back on itself and it looks pretty normal. > > There are no hinges showing on the back of the piano, leading me to think > the top lifts off, somehow. I couldn't find any screws, and I tried to > push the top forward and back, thinking it used screwheads in a friction > plate of some kind. No luck. > > Anyone have experience with a Baldwin of this style? If the answer is > really simple and will make me look foolish, you might respond privately. > > Thanks > Kit Cleworth -- Home of the Humor List Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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