Hard to open piano

[Greg Newell]

On Fri, 14 Nov 1997 19:51:21 -0900, 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
>
>

Kit,
	Look under the keybed for really long screws coming up into the top.
					Greg Newell
Greg and Mary Ellen Newell
Greg's Piano Forte`
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
gnewell@en.com