Prepping the Piano for the Tuner - slightly OT

[Farrell]

Oh, geeze! Now I feel really stupid having asked the lady to borrow her
broom for use as a prop!

Terry Farrell

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Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: Prepping the Piano for the Tuner - slightly OT


> >...The one that gets me is the upright piano that opens like a grand and
the
> >hinge pin is a foot long and can only be removed from the back of the
piano
> >requiring one to pull the piano out from the wall to remove the pin...
> >Joe Goss
>
> Joe, List,
>
> Maybe you already know this, but removing the hinge pin isn't necessary at
> all.  Just use a prop stick of some type.
>
> I used to use a thin diameter curtain rod between the lid and the treble
> tuning pins.  Now, I use the Stringer tool with rubber bumpers on the ends
> instead.
>
> I know another person who just uses the soft pedal dowell rod to prop the
lid.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
>
>