Grand Storage

[Farrell]

Someone wrote in a while back commenting on this. I don't have the personal
experience, but at least on an action where performance is an issue, there
may be a concern regarding how the action centers may fair over a period of
time on their side. Specifically I believe the concern is that gravity will
tend to put side pressure on the shank and wippen flange centers and cause
them to enlarge, or at least distort. You may not have similar action center
friction after a couple years on its side (maybe even alignment???). It
seems to me that if the piano is not being stored for future rebuilding, the
action is better removed and stored flat (be careful what you set it on so
that you do not warp the keyframe).

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: <BobDavis88@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Grand Storage


> Paul Chick writes:
>
> > A client wants to know if storing her grand piano on its side for about
2
> > years will do any damage.
>
> The weight of the hammers hanging on the shanks can warp the shanks over
> time. Better to take the action out, wrap it in plastic, and put it
somewhere
> flat.
> Bob Davis
>