Baldwin wanted only Baldwin trained techs working on them! Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Hard to open piano > Date: Saturday, November 15, 1997 10:11 AM > > 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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