Puzzler #172

[John Ross]

Hi,
Slip a length of wood in, as some manufacturers do, when shipping
a piano to stop the movement of parts.
It should be able to be tied in place with a slip knot.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Jankura" <kenrpt@cvn.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 6:30 PM
Subject: Puzzler #172


> List,
> A couple weeks ago I needed to get an action out of a grand.
The piano was
> up on its side with a grand piano on either side of it (I could
not move the
> piano out from in between), maybe 3" clearance, just enough
room to get my
> hand and an inspection mirror between to ascertain that all the
hammers were
> resting against the strings. I could kind of poke a thin blade
in and move a
> hammer down to rest position only to watch it (via mirror) rise
again to
> come to rest against the strings. How did I get the action out,
with no
> broken hammer shanks?
> Ken Jankura RPT
> Newburg, PA
>
>